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abscessed tooth

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Noun1.abscessed toothabscessed tooth - an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth
abscess - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue


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Patients who are very fearful of routine dental treatment have poorer oral health than those who are less anxious, The extremely fearful patient will tolerate pain, inflammation, and even an abscessed tooth before talking steps to visit a dentist.
In February I had an abscessed tooth and was on three rounds of antibiotics.
Beginning as an abscessed tooth, the untreated infection had progressed to Ludwig's Angina, which without immediate medical care can lead to death by suffocation due to a swelling of the throat.
 
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