Almost everyone has had a toothache that made them cry into a bowl of mashed potatoes. An abscess is just the advanced version. And you can fix it. Your dentist has seen far worse—like a lady who showed up with a tooth that looked like a tiny purple grape. You'll be fine.
So if your tooth is throbbing, your gum is swollen, and you're avoiding your favorite foods, please make the call. Dentists are surprisingly nice people, and they have magical numbing gel. You'll walk out feeling like a new person—or at least a person who can eat a bagel again without crying.
Take it from a regular human: a healthy mouth is a happy mouth. Your future self, munching on an apple and laughing with friends, will thank you. And that ice cream cone? You'll finally be able to finish it without flinching.
