Does periapical periodontitis cause facial swelling?

Periapical periodontitis may cause swelling of the face, if in the acute stage it is easy to cause swelling of the face, especially in the stage of acute submucosal apical abscess, the possibility of causing swelling of the face is greater, this phenomenon is also clinically known as intermittent infection, showing intermittent infection is likely to cause systemic infection phenomenon. For such symptoms, incision and drainage should be carried out in time after diagnosis. If there is abscess, incision and drainage should not be carried out in time, the impact is also relatively large. Generally, it is best to carry out root canal treatment for the focus of teeth.