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How serious can a tooth abscess become?

9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Very: Especially if you have things like diabetes or a poor immune system. We worry about bacteria from the tooth abscess getting into the bloodstream and causing worse problems. Please get it checked out!

Dr Villaplana and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 10/4/2013

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Very serious: Life threatening, in some cases, if not treated.

Dr Villaplana and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 8/30/2017

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