Welcome to biology-online.org! Please login to access all site features. Create account.
Log me on automatically each visit
| Page history
| Printable version
(Science: dentistry) a pocket of pus adjacent to or within (apical abscess) the tooth's root caused by plaque and calculus invasion.
symptoms include tooth pain and tenderness that may be accompanied by facial swelling and a fever.
treatment includes antibiotics and a thorough cleansing of the infected site by a dentist.
See: apical abscess.
Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page
This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 813 times. What links here
| Related changes
| Permanent link
© Biology-Online.org. All Rights Reserved.
Register | Login
| About Us | Contact Us | Link to Us | Disclaimer & Privacy