All You Need to Know About Dental Abscesses

Dental abscesses can be due to severe gum disease or a tooth infection and should be treated as quickly as possible before the infection spreads: - An abscess is a painful swollen pus-filled area that will need to be lanced and drained by a dentist. - If the infection is severe it may need a root canal filling to remove the infected tooth pulp or the tooth may need to be removed. - If the abscess was caused by severe gum disease a root planing and scaling will be performed. "A dental abscess is usually painful and will require treatment as soon as possible." Read the full story here: https://yourdentalhealthresource.com/what-is-a-dental-abscess-and-how-is-it-treated/