Medical Definition of Tooth abscess

1. A localised pus-forming bacteria infection adjacent to the tooth or root. Large tooth abscesses may require surgical drainage, root canal or a tooth extraction. See: apical abscess. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tooth Abscess

toothpick
toothpicks
toothpowder
tooths
toothshell
toothsome
toothsomely
toothsomeness
toothsomenesses
toothwort
toothwort
toothworts
toothy
tooth abnormalities
tooth abrasion
tooth abscess (current term)
tooth and nail
tooth apex
tooth arrangement
tooth attrition
tooth avulsion
tooth bleaching
tooth bud
tooth calcification
tooth cement
tooth cervix
tooth components
tooth crown
tooth decay
tooth demineralization

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