Teeth infections

Dental infection is an invasion of pathogens (generally bacteria) which, through the dentin or root foramen, penetrate the tooth and multiply there, causing damage to the surrounding dental structures.

Although it is well established that tooth infection is one of the most feared complications after a tooth extraction, it is important to underline that a dental element can become infected even independently of avulsion interventions.

Just think, for example, that even a simple cavity is included in the long list of tooth infections: in similar circumstances the bacteria, sneaky and greedy for sugars, override the natural dental defenses starting from the enamel (the hard tissue of the tooth) and, penetrating the dentin up to the dental pulp, they gradually destroy it.

It is not always so immediate to notice a dental infection in progress, especially if dental procedures have not been performed in the short term.

Generally speaking, it is possible to roughly distinguish the typical symptoms of “common” dental infections from those characteristic of more serious and profound infectious processes.

Superficial tooth infections can cause toothache, localized pain, edema (swelling) and dentinal hypersensitivity to temperature and chewing.