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Can an absess im my mouth kill me?
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Yes: Before the age of antibiotics, people died from tooth abscesses. The acute abscess fills with pus, it spreads through the the fascial tissues, gets into the bloodstream to become a septicemia, and can spread to the heart or brain!
Answered 9/25/2013
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Yes: Unfortunately we hear about such cases every once in awhile. Any infection, any place in the body can cause serious complications and is potentially fatal. That is why people should not take infecions lightly and seek professional care right away.
Answered 12/9/2013
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