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      Category : Health Centers > Mouth and Teeth (Oral and Dental)

Tooth Abscess

Alternate Names : Abscessed Tooth, Infected Tooth, Dental Abscess, Periapical Abscess

Tooth Abscess | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring | Pictures and Images | Attribution


What are the signs and symptoms of the infection?

Symptoms of an abscessed tooth include:

  • tooth sensitivity to heat or cold
  • tooth soreness that may come and go
  • mild toothache
  • severe toothache that may throb
  • increased pain when lying down
  • tooth soreness or pain when chewing
  • bad taste or bad mouth odor
  • possible fever
  • swelling around tooth or in jaw
  • pus drainage in mouth
  • swollen glands
  • loss of appetite
  • sleeplessness
  • general sick feeling

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    Author: Marvin Goldfogel, DDS
    Reviewer: Daniel C. Pizzi, DMD
    Date Reviewed: 04/20/01









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