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A member asked:
Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on dealing with a tooth abscess.
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Ignore: An abscess is bacteria that is looking for an outlet. Antibiotics may be prescribed to control it.
Answered 3/9/2014
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Tooth: Tooth has a swelling, must go to the dentist now, pain will be gone soon.
Answered 4/1/2014
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Ignore: If it is swollen If it hurts like nothing else See a dentist right now.
Answered 7/4/2014
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Ignore: Tender teeth and gums, Bacteria, pain, swelling. Dental visit now.
Answered 11/2/2016
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