“How do you relieve the pressure of an abscessed tooth?”
I am a 29 year old male. I want to know how do you relieve the pressure of an abscessed tooth?
5 Answers
We relieve pressure of an abscessed tooth by either drainage of the accumulated pus or by extracting the tooth. If the tooth is restorable, after drainage we can do Root Canal Therapy followed by a build up and crown.
An abscess is an infection that must be overcome with antibiotics and root canal or tooth extraction to relieve the pressure. You can get temporary relief with what's called an I & D (incision and drainage) performed by a dentist. There is not much you can do on your own other than taking antibiotics to control the infection until the source of the infection is taken care of.
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Hello,
There are only a few ways to relieve the pressure of an abscessed tooth. The first way is simple: Remove the tooth. If the tooth is removed, the empty socket will relieve the pressure at the tip of the roots. More importantly, it will remove the infection which will allow the abscess to heal.
The second way to remove the pressure from an abscessed tooth is to do a root canal or pulpectomy (cleaning of the root canal system to clean an infection). Cleaning out the inside of the tooth by doing a root canal or pulpectomy will relieve the pressure as well as clean out the infection that is causing the abscess.
Finally, the third way to relieve the pressure from an abscessed tooth is to have an incision and drainage done. This means having a doctor make an incision through the gums (gingival tissue) to give the abscess a place to drain reducing the pressure. This does not remove the source of the infection and further treatment like a root canal or extraction will be needed. This is the usual course of action if there is a lot swelling and the patient can not open wide enough to have a different procedure done.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
There are only a few ways to relieve the pressure of an abscessed tooth. The first way is simple: Remove the tooth. If the tooth is removed, the empty socket will relieve the pressure at the tip of the roots. More importantly, it will remove the infection which will allow the abscess to heal.
The second way to remove the pressure from an abscessed tooth is to do a root canal or pulpectomy (cleaning of the root canal system to clean an infection). Cleaning out the inside of the tooth by doing a root canal or pulpectomy will relieve the pressure as well as clean out the infection that is causing the abscess.
Finally, the third way to relieve the pressure from an abscessed tooth is to have an incision and drainage done. This means having a doctor make an incision through the gums (gingival tissue) to give the abscess a place to drain reducing the pressure. This does not remove the source of the infection and further treatment like a root canal or extraction will be needed. This is the usual course of action if there is a lot swelling and the patient can not open wide enough to have a different procedure done.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
AN ABSCESS IS AN INFECTION AROUND AN AREA OF A TOOTH.. WHEN A TOOTH HAS A CAVITY, MOST OFTEN THE PATIENT FEELS NO PAIN UNTIL, THE DECAY GETS CLOSE TO THE NERVE ARTERY, AND VEIN COMPLEX CALLED THE CHAMBER THAT SITS IN THE LOWER CENTER OF YOUR TEETH OR IN EACH ROOT A TOOTH HAS. MOLARS CAN HAVE 3 ROOTS, PRE-MOLAR 2 ROOTS AND ANTERIOR TEETH HAVE 1 ROOT. OUR TEETH SHOULD BE CHECKED TWICE A YEAR. OUR TEETH SHOULD BE CORRECTLY FLOSSED AND CORRECTLY BRUSHED DAILY. IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR TEETH AND NOT VISITING YOUR DENTIST, YOU CAN CAUSE HARM TO YOUR PRESENT and FUTURE HEALTH AND/OR EXPENSIVE DEN TAL WORK.
IF YOUR TOOTH JUST STARTED HURTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU CAN TRY RINSING YOUR MOUTH WITH WARM SALT WATER, BRUSHING
YOUR TEETH GENTLY IN THE AREA WHERE YOUR TOOTH IS HURTING. IF YOUR TOOTH FEELS LIKE A HEART BEATING IN YOUR JAW. IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE AN INFECTION.
YOUR BODY IS FIGHTING YOUR INFECTION AND IT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET THE INFECTION OUT TO THE SURFACE.
YOU NEED ANTIBIOTICS. PAIN MEDS WON'T WORK WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS IN MOST CASES.
DENTISTS HAVE PATIENTS CALLING ALL THE TIME ABOUT BEING IN PAIN. MANY PATIENTS WILL COME IN FOR AN EMERGENCY VISIT.
SOME PATIENTS WALK AROUND WITH ROTTING TEETH THAT ARE INFECTED AND THE INFECTION IS ENTERING THEIR BLOOD VESSELS AND CAUSING INFLAMMATION THROUGHOUT THEIR BODY AND ORGANS.
THERE ARE TENS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WALKING AROUND WITH INFECTED TEETH.
THEIR PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH IS AT RISK.
PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ALSO HAVE GUM DISEASE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GUM DISEASE AND INFECTED TEETH.
IF YOUR TOOTH JUST STARTED HURTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU CAN TRY RINSING YOUR MOUTH WITH WARM SALT WATER, BRUSHING
YOUR TEETH GENTLY IN THE AREA WHERE YOUR TOOTH IS HURTING. IF YOUR TOOTH FEELS LIKE A HEART BEATING IN YOUR JAW. IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE AN INFECTION.
YOUR BODY IS FIGHTING YOUR INFECTION AND IT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET THE INFECTION OUT TO THE SURFACE.
YOU NEED ANTIBIOTICS. PAIN MEDS WON'T WORK WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS IN MOST CASES.
DENTISTS HAVE PATIENTS CALLING ALL THE TIME ABOUT BEING IN PAIN. MANY PATIENTS WILL COME IN FOR AN EMERGENCY VISIT.
SOME PATIENTS WALK AROUND WITH ROTTING TEETH THAT ARE INFECTED AND THE INFECTION IS ENTERING THEIR BLOOD VESSELS AND CAUSING INFLAMMATION THROUGHOUT THEIR BODY AND ORGANS.
THERE ARE TENS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WALKING AROUND WITH INFECTED TEETH.
THEIR PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH IS AT RISK.
PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ALSO HAVE GUM DISEASE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GUM DISEASE AND INFECTED TEETH.
