What kind of condition is a dental abscess?

Dental abcess: Tricky situation. Periodontitis is tooth pain (irritation of tooth nerve due to caries) . The vast majority of the time, it is not a tooth abcess. If you dont see an obviuos abcess formation on exam, then the only way to diagnosed tooth abcess is by panorax xrays. Let an oral surgeon diagnose and treat tooth abcess.

Infection: Simply put a dental abscess is an infection. It is most frequently caused by the nerve in the tooth dying from one of several causes. The infection should be treated by either having a root canal done if the tooth is salvageable or having it extracted.

An infection: A dental abscess is an infection. Infections are managed by antibiotics and by removing the source of the infection. As a result they can only be cured with the assistance of a dentist.