Dental Infections

Dental infections can be much more dangerous than many of our patients in the area believe. Before the advent of antibiotics, it wasn't uncommon for patients to die due to infection complications. Today dental infections are much easier to treat. It is important, however, to seek treatment right away so that infection doesn't impair your ability to eat or cause excessive hospitalization.

Dental infections usually start as dental abscesses or cavities. The first symptom is pain in the tooth and gums or difficulty chewing. If left untreated, the abscess will continue to grow and swell as bacteria and white blood cells form a pocket of pus.

If you have a dental infection and seek treatment from an experienced dentist immediately, your chances of an easy recovery are much higher. If you are in the Lansing, Michigan area, we can administer antibiotics right away to help kill the infection and drain any pus to speed up the recovery. Our cosmetic dentists, Drs. DiStefano and Nguyen, also advise patients to rest and strengthen their body, as well as apply heat to the infected area in order to bring blood and the antibiotics to the area more quickly and consistently.

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If you would like to learn more or believe you have a dental infection, you should contact Dr. DiStefano and Dr. Nguyen to seek our services right away. We are committed to providing our patients in the Lansing area with the best family and cosmetic dentistry services available.