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Dental Abscess (cont.)

Dental Abscess Symptoms

  • Symptoms of a dental abscess typically include pain, swelling, and redness of the mouth and face. With an advanced infection, you can suffer nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and diarrhea.
  • The signs of dental abscess typically include, but are not limited to, cavities, gum inflammation, oral swelling, tenderness with touch, pus drainage, and sometimes difficulty fully opening your mouth or swallowing.



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A dentoalveolar abscess is an acute lesion characterized by localization of pus in the structures that surround the teeth.

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