Tooth Abscess Symptoms Changing Your View Of Root Canals

There are several possible causes of tooth abscess symptoms. These symptoms can come on gradually or very quickly. It is even possible to have an abscessed tooth and have no symptoms at all.

In my 20+ years as a root canal specialist I’ve seen  many people with an abscessed tooth that never caused any pain. I’ve also many with severe symptoms caused by their abscess.

Here are the most common causes for tooth abscess symptoms to develop:

1. Deep dental decay. As decay gets close to or actually enters the dental pulp, the pulp gets inflamed. The pulp is the soft tissue on the inside of the tooth that contains nerve tissue and blood vessels. Bacteria from the decay cause this pulp tissue to become inflamed and ultimately the pulp dies and becomes infected. The result of this is an abscessed tooth.

2. Prior dental treatment. Every time you have dental treatment performed on a tooth the pulp becomes inflamed. Most of the time this inflammation is reversible. By reversible I mean that the pulp is able to heal and return to normal without any treatment. Other times the pulp becomes so inflamed that the inflammation results in the pulp dying and becoming infected.

3. Cracked tooth. Some cracks are minor and the remedy is a filling or crown being placed on the tooth. However the crack can be deep enough that the pulp is affected. One of the tooth abscess symptoms associated with a cracked tooth will include pain when chewing on the tooth.

4. Trauma to a tooth. This one often confuses people because the trauma could have taken place years ago. You may have bumped a tooth in an accident and gone years with no problems at all. Then one day you develop a tooth ache. The pulp was damaged at the time of the accident but it may take years before it eventually becomes infected.

Here are some of the most common tooth abscess symptoms:

• Pain on biting. When you have an abscess it affects the bone and ligament at the tip of the root. When you bite down on the tooth it puts pressure on this area and causes pain.
• Throbbing toothache. This can be mild or severe. Your tooth will just start hurting without you doing anything to it at all. Again, this pain is often coming from the bone, ligament, and gum surrounding the tooth. The infected tooth causes these tissues to become infected. This infection causes a pressure to build up which then creates pain.
• Swelling. One of the tooth abscess symptoms that is visible is swelling in the gum or jaws. This can be a small bubble-like area in the gum beside the tooth. But a tooth abscess can also cause a very large swelling to develop in the jaw.

Many people try to take care of their problem before calling their dentist. I’ve heard all kinds of home remedies for tooth pain. Many are harmless.

But there is one thing YOU SHOULD NEVER PLACE on the outside of your jaw when you have a tooth abscess.

I talk about this in my book The Relaxed Root Canal.  In this book I answer over 80 questions that I’ve heard through the years.

I’ll also give you the one question that you should ask your dentist BEFORE you have the root canal treatment. I'll also give you my recommendation for what do if you get the wrong answer.

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One final word, don’t let your tooth abscess symptoms become too severe before seeking treatment. This will often complicate the treatment.

95% of root canals are successful. Make your root canal like a day on the beach!

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