Dental Abscess, (Gum Boil) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
By Kenneth Kee
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About this ebook
Dental abscesses or gum boils are often seen by a family doctor as a cause of pain in the mouth.
A dental abscess is a pocket of pus that can develop inside the teeth, within the gums, or inside the bone that holds the teeth in place.
It is normally caused by a bacterial infection.
1. An abscess at the end of a tooth is called a periapical abscess.
This form of abscess begins in the center of the tooth (the dental pulp).
This is the most frequent type.
This form of dental abscess normally occurs as a complication of tooth decay
The injury to the tooth permits bacteria to attack the pulp to cause an infection.
An infection in the pulp can go on to form an abscess.
2. An abscess in the gum is called a periodontal abscess.
A periodontal abscess may also form as a complication of injury to the gums or periodontium.
A periodontal abscess is occasionally called a gum boil as the abscess causes a swelling to form next to a tooth.
It most often forms as a complication of gum disease (periodontal disease), which is infection or inflammation of the tissues that enclose the teeth.
Gum disease often induces the gum to become slightly detached from the tooth.
This causes pockets to form which may get filled with bacteria and go on to form an abscess.
Eventually an abscess can induce the bone around the tooth to dissolve.
If too much bone is lost, the tooth will become loosen and may need to be removed.
These factors can raise the chances of forming a dental abscess:
1. Poor oral hygiene
2. Eating lots of sugary or starchy food and drink
3. An injury or prior surgery to the teeth or gums
4. Having a weakened immune system
5. A tooth abscess may develop if there is tooth decay.
7. It may also happen when a tooth is broken, chipped, or injured in other ways.
The main symptom is a serious toothache.
1. An intense, throbbing pain in the affected tooth or gum that may occur suddenly and gets slowly worse
2. Pain that extends to the ear, jaw and neck on the same side as the affected tooth or gum
3. Pain that is worse when lying down, which may disturb the sleep
4. Redness and swelling in the face
5. A tender, discolored and loose tooth
6. Shiny, red and swollen gums in the mouth with blood or pus oozing from it
7. Sensitivity of the teeth to hot or cold food and drink
Diagnosis is by:
Dental abscess appearance
X-rays of mouth and teeth may show the abscesses
Treatment is by:
Pain killers
Mouth rinses especially in ruptured abscess
Use of soft toothbrush
Initial treatment
A dental abscess requires treatment right away.
The dentist may:
1. Give antibiotics to kill the bacteria causing the infection.
2. Make a hole in the tooth to drain the pus and give great relief of symptoms.
3. Do a root canal to remove the infected pulp in the tooth.
4. Remove the tooth. This may be needed if a root canal treatment does not help.
For a periapical abscess
The treatment for this form of dental abscess is normally root canal treatment.
This treatment is to save and recover the injured or dead inner part of a tooth (the pulp).
The dentist will drill into the dead tooth to permit pus to escape through the tooth, and then remove the dead pulpal tissue.
A root filling is then put into the tooth to fill the space and avoid further infection.
If the infection continues despite root canal treatment, the dentist may have to remove (extract) the tooth.
For a periodontal abscess
Once the pus is drained, a dentist may clean the pocket where the abscess had developed.
After this a dentist may smooth out the root surfaces of the tooth to induce the gum to close back on to the tooth and for any pocket to fade away.
Tooth extraction is done as last resort.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Dental Abscess
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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Dental Abscess, (Gum Boil) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee
Dental Abscess,
(Gum Boil)
A
Simple
Guide
To
The Condition,
Diagnosis,
Treatment
And
Related Conditions
By
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2017 Smashwords Edition
Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes Dental Abscess, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
(What The patient Need to Treat Dental Abscess)
This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If the patient would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.
If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.
Thank the patient for respecting the hard work of this author.
Introduction
I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.
My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.
Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).
I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.
This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale
was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders
into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale
on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 amazon kindle books and 200 into Smashwords.com eBooks.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical disorders.
The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.
Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.
As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.
Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.
I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.
I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.
I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.
Chapter 1
Dental abscess
Dental abscesses or gum boils are often seen by a family doctor as a cause of pain in the mouth.
What is a dental abscess?
A dental abscess is a pocket of pus that can develop inside the teeth, within the gums, or inside the bone that holds the teeth in place.
It is normally caused by a bacterial infection.
An abscess at the end of a tooth is called a periapical abscess.
An abscess in the gum is called a periodontal abscess.
Dental abscesses are often painful but often are not.
In either case, they should be examined by a dentist.
It is essential to get help as soon as possible because abscesses do not disappear by themselves.
They can occasionally extend to other parts of the body and make the patient ill.