What are Abscessed Teeth?
Abscesses refers to when a tooth infection was caused by a pocket of pus, residing in the tissue around the tooth. If left untreated, it can lead to serious matters. When the pulp of a tooth dies due to damage or decay, bacteria will begin to grow from the dead tissue that is left. This bacteria will eventually spread from the root of the dead tooth into the tissue that is below and create a pocket of pus, called the abscess.