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A dental abscess is a pocket of pus caused by bacterial infection, either inside a tooth or in the gum beside it. Treatment drains the infection, relieves the pain and deals with the cause so it does not come back.
A simple abscess can be drained and treated in one visit. Where the tooth needs root canal treatment or the infection is extensive, treatment takes a sequence of appointments. We give you the timeline for your case after the examination.
If you have pain or swelling now, call us.
Led by Dr Ope Sodeinde.
An abscess does not clear on its own. The infection spreads through the bone to neighbouring teeth and, less often, into the face and neck. Abscess treatment is part of the general and family dentistry in London we provide. We use dental x-rays to find the source of the infection, keeping radiation exposure to a minimum, and we take a medical history before treating.
Once the infection is cleared, the tooth is rebuilt. Where decay caused the abscess, we restore the tooth with a composite resin filling; where more of the tooth is lost, a crown. Dr Sodeinde and the team set out the cause, the treatment and the cost at the consultation.
You receive an itemised quote after the diagnosis and before treatment begins, so there are no unexpected fees.
The examination decides whether the tooth needs root canal treatment, a dental filling once the infection has cleared, or extraction. A gum abscess is treated by Dr Sodeinde as a periodontist. Where the history points to a wider problem such as night-time breathing difficulty, we discuss sleep apnoea devices separately.
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Patients at any stage, from a dull ache to acute swelling. Many are anxious about the visit or embarrassed about the tooth, and we treat the infection without comment on how it arose. Depending on the damage, we may use laser dentistry for the gum or fit one of our dental crowns to protect the tooth afterwards. The examination decides the method and the cost.
We identify whether the infection is coming from the tooth or the gum, and from which tooth. Our page on general and family dentistry costs in London will help you plan for the visit.
Under local anaesthetic we drain the pus, which relieves the pressure and most of the pain, and clean the area.
If the infection is in the nerve, the tooth needs root canal treatment to save it. If the tooth cannot be saved, we discuss extraction and replacement, for example with one of our dental bridges.
Some infections take longer to clear. We tell you if further visits are likely and monitor the bone around the tooth while it heals.
A follow-up confirms the swelling has gone and the tooth is stable.
Clinical oversight is provided by Dr Ope Sodeinde, GDC-registered specialist periodontist (GDC No. 104071). Root canal treatment is carried out within the practice by Dr Neha Patel, specialist in endodontics (GDC No. 150517), so a tooth abscess is treated by the right specialist without an outside referral.
The fee depends on the cause. We confirm it at the assessment once we know whether you need drainage only, specialist root canal treatment, or an extraction.
Some abscesses are managed in one visit. Others need several appointments to clear the infection and restore the tooth.
The area is numbed with local anaesthetic before we start. Draining the abscess usually relieves the pain rather than adding to it.
Often, with root canal treatment. Where it cannot, we discuss replacement options such as dentures.
The time and cost of treatment depend on where the infection is and how far it has spread. We establish this at your new patient consultation, where the tooth is examined and x-rayed before any treatment is planned.
020 7589 7792
Once the infection has cleared, the tooth is rebuilt with a filling or a crown. Where a tooth has been removed, we discuss a bridge or a denture. Jaw joint treatment and sleep apnoea devices are available for patients whose history calls for them.
You receive a written plan and an itemised quote from your assessment with Dr Sodeinde, which is yours to keep and use at any other practice.
020 7589 7792
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