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tooth abscess Etymology: AS, toth + L, abscedere, to go away a collection of pus on a tooth, usually close to the root and often the result of a localized infection. If untreated, the pressure of the abscess may destroy the alveolar bone and adjoining soft tissues. Also called dental abscess. See also periapical abscess. tooth abscess Dental abscess, periapical abscess, tooth infection Dentistry A complication of dental caries or trauma–chipping or breaking–to a tooth; an interruption in the enamel allows bacteria to infect the pulp, which may
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| Patients who are very
fearful of routine dental treatment have poorer oral health than those
who are less anxious, The extremely fearful patient will tolerate pain,
inflammation, and even an abscessed tooth before talking steps to visit
a dentist. In February I had an abscessed tooth and was on three rounds of
antibiotics.
Beginning as an abscessed tooth, the untreated infection had progressed
to Ludwig's Angina, which without immediate medical care can lead
to death by suffocation due to a swelling of the throat. |
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