Fibromyalgia and acute periapical abscesses.

This cross-sectional analysis of nine years of hospital data found that patients with fibromyalgia had significantly higher odds of acute periapical abscess compared to the general hospital population, even after accounting for diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use disorder.

A plain-English summary of the study's own findings — we don't add our own claims or interpretation. Read the full paper for the complete methods and results, and apply your own clinical judgement.