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Periapical Dental Abscess
Definition 1
Localized collection of pus in the tissues that enclose the root of a tooth. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Acute or chronic inflammation of tissues surrounding the apical portion of a tooth, associated with the collection of pus, resulting from infection following pulp infection through a carious lesion or as a result of an injury causing pulp necrosis. (Dorland, 27th ed) (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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