If they grow, they can cause pain by pressing against a tooth or gum. A dental abscess is an acute infection that will be swollen and very painful. Sometimes the bacteria causing the infection ...

Admissions for the surgical treatment of dental abscess have doubled in the last ... be confident that patients presenting to them with acute dental sepsis will receive appropriate dental treatment.

This screening examination has been reported in detail previously; it involves an assessment for the presence of acute odontogenic infections, including swellings, dental abscesses, fistulae, and ...