Topic summary
Tooth abscess
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Dental abscess.
Signs and symptoms
In some cases, a tooth abscess may perforate bone and start draining into the surrounding tissues creating local facial swelling. In some cases, the lymph nodes in the neck will become swollen and tender in response to the infection. It may even feel like a migraine as the pain can transfer from the infected area. The pain does not normally transfer across the face, only upward or downward as the nerves that serve each side of the face are separate.