Our bodies can have a variety of abscesses, such as abscess in our skin or in our teeth. The alveolar abscess is a kind of teeth abscess. Alveolar abscess is a collection of pus that is a thick fluid. Usually why we have alveolar abscess is because of the infection with shanghai dental. Alveolar abscess would normally finally burst on to the tooth surface to let out the pus. And when we get an acute alveolar abscess, the medicines called antibiotics are taken to drain the pus. The acute alveolar abscess looks larger and more painful. Unlike ordinary alveolar abscess that can be untreated, the acute alveolar abscess must need antibiotics and surgical drainage. And after the acute alveolar abscess is cured, we don’t have further problems.
People who have an acute alveolar abscess usually have some symptoms, foe example, they have a fever or they have swelling faces. If you do not to see the dentist to treat the acute alveolar abscess, the infection is able to spread and the situation becomes serious.
Apart from the symptoms to know whether you have an acute alveolar abscess or not, you can find out the swelling signs of infection in your mouth. And you can tap on the teeth and use heat or cold to the teeth to see your reaction. Above all, those are not definitely correct to tell you have abscess alveolar but it is sure the using x-ray to diagnose is the most guaranteed way.
In our daily lives, we should learn to prevent an acute alveolar abscess. So we had better to take good care of our teeth and gums. Shanghai dental provides us with useful tips.
First, we must brush the teeth at least 2 times per day. And it would be better that you use fluoride toothpaste. And the dental floss is applied to clean between our teeth. And about half a year, we should go to see the dentist to have regular dental cleaning and checkups. Finally the most important is to have a good diet. We are supposed to eat less sugar and drink less soft drink.
Some people are easy to get acute alveolar abscess, because they are not healthy so that their immune systems are very weak. And people whose mouths are dry with little saliva are highly possible to have acute alveolar abscess. People love smoking and/or drinking alcohol, which will lead to an acute alveolar abscess. At last, people who are eating some medicines such as steroids and allergy or people who have experienced radiation therapy of the neck and head are likely to have acute alveolar abscess.
Acute alveolar abscess have many risks. If you let it untreated, the alveolar abscess will spread to the rest of our bodies. Even you have the treatment, the infection can return. For example, the alveolar abscess can spread to the cheek, face and throat. If the infection spread to the blood, it can threaten our lives. Therefore, if you have alveolar abscess, you must treat it right now and prevent it from being serious.
