Dental Abscess
Many patients have suffered from a Dental abscesses.
It is very common to hear that
"I did not have any complain till the last few days when I had some discomfort but not severe pain".
The discomfort went away with pain medication and application of over the counter medicine like Ambisol.
They also complain that
"when I woke up this morning my face is swollen, why?"
They ask for some medicine so that he/she can get some relief.
The repetition happens all the time all over the world and this is only because of the lack
of information that our mouth is one of the Vital parts of our body. In the mouth we do not have
only 32/28 teeth but there are supporting structures, like the Ligaments attaching teeth
to bone, the body of the Jaw bone and Alveolus (socket of teeth), the Gums covering the jaw bone and socket of teeth. Due to neglect, the teeth can get decayed, abscessed, the Gum can get inflamed and infected, there can be tumor growing in the jaw bone. All these can be symptomatic or at times due to chronic nature of the infection can be asymptomatic due to body response and body vitality at a given time .
Any of the above infection whether in the soft tissue or Hard tissue can be detected in early stage with
visual examination under different lights, the radio graph and all other means of examination. Even the early stage of oral cancer can be detected by various methods available to your dentist .
It is wise that the mouth should be given the same importance as we give importance of regular check ups for our general health.
In order to avoid complications as the picture shown above, it is advisable to see your dentist for a regular check up every six months whether there is problem or no problem. Do not treat yourself with the over the counter medicine thinking that it will go away. The problem must be treated not just the abscess.
The following link will help you to further understand Dental Abscesses
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