10 Symptoms of Tooth Infection
Symptom #3: Heat
Heat or warmth is also a cardinal sign of inflammation along with pain, swelling, redness, and loss of function. The process of inflammation occurs as a response to injury, irritants, damaged cells, or harmful pathogens.
It is the body’s natural way to attempt to eradicate the cause of injury, clear necrotic cells and repair damaged tissues. However, internal inflammation does not cause apparent increase in heat. In a tooth infection, the affected region is warm to the touch.
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