>>935663097Had a tooth abscess that I let swell and fester for a week before taking it seriously. Half my face swelled up, and it got to a point where I woke up in the middle of the night (morning, really) writhing in pain with bloody pus coming out of the tooth. So I scheduled an emergency appointment, had them drain the abscess (SEVERAL injections), but had to wait another week while on meds for them to take the actual tooth out. I lost 10 lbs in said week because I was literally unable to open my mouth wide enough to put in 1 finger; the initial draining was so painful just to get my mouth open wide enough for them to numb and inject me. The actual extraction was the most painful experience of my life so far.
tl;dr: DO NOT ignore dental hygiene and/or any tooth pain you encounter.