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Why can't the body clear / drain a periapical tooth abscess on its own? [closed] Question
Closed as community not specified by Monica Cellio on Nov 19, 2023 at 21:43
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Every single article I've read about periapical tooth abscess (including the one on this previous link) states that it won't go away without treatment.
I mean it's just hard for me to understand how, according to the current medical consensus, even a fully healthy human body, well-equipped with fighting infections can still succumb to an internal abscess without surgical intervention.
Please explain and/or cite a medical paper, book, etc. that goes into the details why these abscesses cannot be cleared on their own.
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