How long till abscessed teeth will fall out?

Today i just found out that the severe toothache that started 2 years ago was because of a abscessed tooth. The doctor told me that if it was untreated eventually the tooth will fall out. Now i'm really scared because i can't immediately get a root canal treatment. So does anyone know how long does it take until the tooth will fall out? BTW it doesn't injured right now but did before and there’s a small lump in my hard plate in my mouth directly above the tooth.

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An abscess is the body trying to get rid of a tooth, The body realizes there is an infection but cant fight it so it decides to let the tooth fall out rather than risk letting the infection spread. This is a simplified explanation. But the tooth does not fall out very eaily, bc its a very slow process but the abscess is a fast process. So te infection will probably spread before the tooth ever fall out which in some cases can take years. The infection if it hits an anatomical space will then spread to the rest of the body. You mention a lumped and it no longer hurts which tells me the tooth has drained, and the pressure has dropped. But the ttooth will not heal and eventually the pus will build up again. You need to have a root canal or you need to have the tooth pulled. antibiotics might purchase you a month or two, but it won’t cure it. definative treatment will, so pull it or get the root canal. If your having financial issues and can proive it, call you local dental associtation to find out where they offer pro bono work or reduced fee work.

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That massive lump is probably full of pus from the infection. Before anything happens to your tooth, you could possibly end up with a nasty systemic infection that could make you awfully sick. The tooth will probably break off at the gumline and cause a lot of pain before the root actually falls out.
Try to get someone to repair it, rather than go through all that.

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An infection in your skull near your brain isn’t good…..see a dentist and borrow money to get this taken care of.