Gingival Abscess

Clinical signs and symptoms of gingival abscess include the following:

• confined to marginal gingiva, papilla
• localized
• foreign object
• painful
• rapidly expanding
• fluctuant in 1 – 2 days
• PMN’s, edema, vascular enlargement

Treatment of gingival abscess:

• incision
• clean the area with warm water
• dismiss after bleeding stops
• instruct to rinse with warm water
• scale the area when symptom free