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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 h...
#2: Question closed
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Monica Cellio
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2023-11-19T21:43:05Z (about 1 year ago)
#1: Initial revision
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toraritte
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2023-10-26T00:11:48Z (about 1 year ago)
Why can't the body clear / drain a periapical tooth abscess on its own?
Every single article I've read about [periapical tooth abscess](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tooth-abscess/symptoms-causes/syc-20350901) (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.