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Gum Diseases |
Abcess in lower gum tissue06/13/2005 |
I have an abcess in the soft tissue below my tooth. My tooth has never hurt while I`ve had this. My dentist thinks the tooth should be pulled (I`m 45 and it`s a baby tooth, lower front). The abcess is in the gum at the bottom of the tooth root. Is there something other than pulling the tooth to get rid of the infection?
It is most probably that the abscess is coming from the root apex. These teeth generally have partially resorbed roots, and it is impossible to do root canal treatment on them. Thus, extraction may be the only way to treat the abscess.
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Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD Associate Professor of Periodontology College of Dentistry The Ohio State University |
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