Infection of the Tooth Root

The supposed purpose of a root canal is to "cure the infection" and "save the tooth."

What is a Tooth Infection?

A tooth infection is also known as a tooth or root abscess.

Tooth With Infected Pulp

Tooth With Infected Pulp

There are two types of tooth infection:

One type is a periapical abscess; it occurs from within the tooth pulp. This is shown in the picture.

The other type, a periodontal abscess, occurs from the surrounding tissues and bones.

You can help get a better gauge on understanding if you have a tooth infection by observing the pain and inflammation response in your body.

What Causes a Tooth Infection?

People argue that bacteria are what causes a tooth infection, but in most cases, this is false. Blaming bacteria for our ills points us away from the truth of how disease is connected to how we live, and what we believe about life.

An infection of the pulp within the tooth can only happen when foreign substances find their way into the tooth.

These foreign substances can come from within the body, such as in the case of dead tissues finding their way to the center of a tooth, or to the area below the root of the tooth. These dead tissues, in certain cases, are not properly dealt with or eliminated by the body, resulting in putrification within or around the tooth. The body tries harder to remove the toxic substances by creating an infection (pus and inflamation).

Another source of tooth infection can be untreated tooth decay, or cracked teeth, which will be a gateway from which an infection can occur in the tooth because foreign substances, such food in your mouth, can directly enter the once-protected tooth pulp tissues.

What Happens to An Infected Tooth?

Through tooth decay, tooth cracks, biting stresses, clenching or from dead decaying bone or tissues, the interior of the tooth, or the area just below the tooth root becomes exposed to an unclean substance.

The body responds to this unclean substance by trying to remove the substance. Pus is a thin protein-rich fluid that the body uses to trap and contain foreign substances.

The body also uses the tool of inflammation and pus to contain and dissolve or remove foreign elements in the tooth or jaw. The body then protects that area by sending pain signals to the rest of the body to make sure that the tooth area is not aggravated by biting or other mechanical stress.

If you have had an infection from a cut, this is the same thing that can happen in your tooth or gum. As with a cut, sometimes special care is needed, and sometimes it can heal on its own if you can eliminate the cause of the toxins, or increase your body's ability to clean up the toxic waste causing the infection.

Symptoms of a Tooth Infection

  • Toothache
    • Severe, continuous pain
    • Gnawing or throbbing pain
    • Sharp or shooting pain
  • Pain when chewing
  • Sensitivity of the teeth to hot or cold
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Breath odor 
  • Possible fever
  • Swollen glands of the neck
  • General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling
  • Swollen area of the upper or lower jaw -- a very serious symptom

Herbal Remedies For Tooth Infection

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