Abscessed Tooth - Tooth Abscess

Symptoms & Signs

What are the signs and symptoms of the infection?

Symptoms of an abscessed tooth include:

  • tooth sensitivity to heat or cold
  • tooth soreness that may come and go
  • mild toothache
  • severe toothache that may throb
  • increased pain when lying down
  • tooth soreness or pain when chewing
  • bad taste or bad mouth odor
  • possible fever
  • swelling around tooth or in jaw
  • pus drainage in mouth
  • swollen glands
  • loss of appetite
  • sleeplessness
  • general sick feeling