Thursday 30 April 2009

Tooth absess


Abscess is basically the collection of the pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue. The organisms or foreign materials kill the local cells, resulting in the release of toxins. The toxins trigger an inflammatory response, which draws large numbers of white blood cells to the area and increases the regional blood flow.

Similarly an Tooth Abscess is the collection of the pus in the Pocket of the bone, at the apex of the root, near the opening of the apical foramen.

it result due to the bacterial infection.Infection results in a collection of pus (dead tissue, live and dead bacteria, white blood cells) and swelling of the tissues within the tooth.This causes sever pain

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1 comment:

  1. I wouldn't want to have that in my set of pearly whites! You could add more chunk into this post by stating ways to avoid cavities in the first place. Reducing our intake of sweets is just one of many preventions.

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