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Its where bacteria from the cavity has infected the inside of the tooth, called the nerve, and spreads to the supporting bone. This can cause swelling, dead tissue, and can potentially make you very ill. You may not even know that you have an abscess tooth till a dentist takes an x-ray to view the bone destruction.
