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I became very ill some time (a few months after a tooth became abscessed)

Question I became very ill some time (a few months after a tooth became abscessed). My fault, because I didn’t take time to see the dentist. This started with shooting pain from my jaw to the back of my head, stiff neck, and vomiting. Followed by severe chest pain. I went to the ER and [...]

UCSF Successfully Hosted Give Kids a Smile Day 2010

University of California San Francisco Dental School successfully hosted annual Give Kids a Smile Day event on February 6th. More than 100 student volunteers and nearly twenty faculty accompanied by more than thirty pre-dental student volunteers assisting with check-in, information tables and games for young patients.

Dental Emergency: Prevent Unpleasant Complications

Dental emergencies may happen with everyone, usually in the most irrelevant moments. It is very important to have knowledge that will help you prevent any unpleasant complications, even small ones.

Top 7 Abscessed Tooth Dangers

Dentists call it “tooth abscess“. At first abscess looks like a swelled area that turned red. It hurts and you can feel how the temperature increased. An abscessed tooth must be treated. If it is ignored then complications are inevitable.

Root Canal Procedure – Save Your Teeth

Root canal is the canal that runs inside the root of the tooth. It contains the nerves and blood vessels inside the tooth. Root canal is also procedure of removing of disease and injury of the tooth pulp (nerve inside the tooth), cleaning, filling and sealing the remaining space.

Abscessed Tooth Complications and Dangers

Untreated tooth abscess is very dangerous. If abscessed tooth left untreated, the tooth infection can spread and you can lose your tooth or have other health problems. Left untreated, tooth abscess may compromise the immune system and in some cases may become life-threatening.

Can dental abscess lead to throat/oral cancer?

Question If a dental abscess is left untreated for more than 6 months or so…does it lead to a possible throat cancer… Answer  [faq answer]

Abscessed Tooth Need to Be Prevented

An abscessed tooth is a tooth that has a pocket of pus in the tissues around or beneath it. A bacterial infection or gum disease (gingivitis or periodontitis) may cause the bone surrounding the tooth to dissolve and an abscess to form. Not surprisingly, abscessed teeth are usually very painful. You may feel a shooting or throbbing pain every time you bite or chew.

What is the best way to lance an abscess at home?

Question What is the best way to lance an abscess at home?

Is it possible to have an abscessed tooth without swelling?

Question Is it possible to have an abcessed tooth without swelling? I have had a toothache and think I probably have an exposed nerve. It is also terribly painful over my eye on the same side. It is actually very painful on that whole side of my face. I am worried it could affect other [...]

Dental Abscess
Tooth Abscess or Root Abscess – Infected Tooth

A root abscess typically originates from dead pulp tissue, usually caused by untreated tooth decay, cracked teeth or extensive periodontal disease. A failed root canal treatment, may also create a similar abscess.

Symptoms and Treatment of Tooth Abscess

Tooth abscess infection mainly occurs due to deep caries where the infection spreads from the infected carious lesion to the roots. Other causes of tooth abscess are trauma to the tooth, where excess pressure is applied on the tooth or sometimes due to gum disease.