If a dental abscess gets hard, what is wrong with it?

Get treatment asap: Dental abscesses can present as many forms. They are all infections and should be evaluated and treated as soon as possible.

Seek help: An abscess, as mentioned by other doctors can appear in many forms and consistencies. Also, the duration of the abscess can mean that it becomes harder as it has been there for awhile. Definitely, seek help.

See your dentist: A tooth abscess won't go away without treatment and the infection may spread to your jaw, cheeks, sinus and to other areas of your head and neck. A dental abscess is a collection of pus that forms in your teeth or gums as a result of a bacterial infection. Dentist will treat a tooth abscess by draining it and getting rid of the infection. See your dentist ASAP.