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An abscessed tooth is an infected tooth. If the inside of the tooth, where the nerve usually lives (the pulp), is now dead and infected, this is a "periapical" abscess. If the abscess is coming from infection in a periodontal pocket (a void in the bone usually due to periodontal disease) it is a "periodontal" (or gum) abscess. Sometimes a dental abscess is excruciatingly painful and/or swollen, and at other times a patient will not even know it exists until he or she has a routine exam and/or x-ray. |
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