Tooth abscess - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Jun 29, 2022 · The resulting infection with irritation and swelling (inflammation) can cause an abscess at the tip of the root. Dentists will treat a tooth abscess by draining it and getting rid of the infection.
Tooth abscess - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
Jun 29, 2022 · Do a root canal. This can help get rid of the infection and save your tooth. To do this, your dentist drills down into your tooth, removes the diseased central tissue (pulp) and drains the …
Root canal treatment - Mayo Clinic
In fact, it's probably more painful living with a decayed tooth. Options other than a root canal include removing the damaged tooth with no more treatment or removing and replacing the tooth with a …
What appeared to be chronic sinusitis was actually tooth infection
Mar 24, 2025 · Not the tooth with the root canal. So maybe it was all a mistaken tooth identified at the beginning for an infection that was cleared with antibiotics and later finally got fixed with a crown.
Can brain infection come from infected teeth? - Mayo Clinic Connect
Dec 4, 2024 · Hi @johnbecker, an untreated tooth or dental infection can lead to serious health complications elsewhere in your body. It is very rare that it would go to your brain. The symptoms …
Dental work while on Reclast - Mayo Clinic Connect
Oct 4, 2022 · The oral surgeon said that he was sure that the root, from my broken off tooth would become infected and that it was much better to remove it under controlled circumstances in which he …
Gum swelling resolved on it's own - expensive treatment?
Apr 12, 2023 · Usually if it’s an abscess at the root of the tooth, which would be what you had before in that tooth to warrant a root canal, it wouldn’t show up as a painful swelling around the gum line of the …
Periapical tooth abscess - Mayo Clinic
Bacteria can enter the innermost part of the tooth through either a deep cavity or a chip or crack in your tooth. The resulting infection and inflammation can cause an abscess at the tip of the root.
Have had 2 Reclast infusions and may need a tooth extraction.
Jun 7, 2024 · He then performed a root amputation where he removed the cracked root, filled the gap left with a collagen insert, and sewed the gum back together. It occasionally aches, but that could be …
Absceso dental - Síntomas y causas - Mayo Clinic
Jun 29, 2022 · Es posible que puedan salvar el diente con un tratamiento conocido como procedimiento del canal radicular. Sin embargo, en algunos casos, es posible que se deba extraer el diente. Dejar …