A dental abscess is a bag of infection that contains bacteria, its products, own body cells and blood. The content of the bag is called pus. The abscess develops in connection with an infected tooth or an infected gum.
If the bacteria in a tooth cavity are left untreated they will reach the pulp inside the tooth and infect it. When the number of bacteria grows inside the pulp, it leaves the root of the tooth and spreads to the tissue around it. The body senses that and starts to encase the infectious bacteria. In some cases, your dentist may decide
