a local infection resulting in the collection of pus under pressure A dental abscess may be caused by severe decay, trauma, or gum disease and will be characterized by swelling and pain If an abscess ruptures, it will be accompanied by sudden relief from pain and a foul taste in the mouth amalgam: a commonly used silver colored filling made of a mix of silver, tin, mercury, and some other trace elements like copper anaerobic bacteria: bacteria that do not need oxygen to grow
A localized infection due to a collection of pus in the bone or soft tissue caused by severe decay, trauma, or gum disease You may have pain and swelling
an isolated accumulation of pus associated with a localized infection Abscesses may result in tissue destruction, pain and swelling; severe abscesses may require surgical drainage
Infection caused by severe decay, trauma, or gum disease You may have pain and swelling, angular chelitis, sore areas in the outermost corners of the upper and lower lip junction
An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus. a painful swollen part of your skin or inside your body that has become infected and is full of a yellowish liquid (abscessus , from abscedere, from abs- + cedere ). Localized collection of pus in a cavity in the deeper layers of the skin or within the body, formed from tissues broken down by white blood cells (leukocytes) in response to inflammation caused by bacteria. A wall develops, separating the thick yellowish pus from the extracellular fluid of nearby healthy tissues. Rupture of the abscess allows the pus to escape and relieves swelling and pain. Treatment consists of cutting into the wall to drain the pus and giving antibiotics. If infective contents enter the bloodstream, they may be carried to remote tissues, seeding new abscesses