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Possible Abscess Or Cyst, Bump In Mouth, Gray. Should I Have It Surgically Removed?
Hi,
I went to the dentist for an xray yesterday as i thought i had an abscess. He x-rayed me and found what he thinks is a cyst.
It was a ball amount the size of a 10p maybe slightly bigger.
He said he was pretty sure it was fluidy but normally abscesses show as black this was more darker grey.
I asked if it could be a tumour and he assured me that was highly unlikely as it didnt look the right texture to be one more like fluid.
I have had an emergency refferal to the maxifacialist at the local hospital.
He said i will get an appointment in 3 - 4weeks (this i hope means it isnt anything more serious or i would be there straight away?)
He also said to expect to have it surgically removed.
Its safe to say i am the biggest wuss in the world when it comes to having anything done... i am struggling to eat and sleep.
Any advice / reassurance is welcome. Are these common and easily sorted?
Regards Sally
I went to the dentist for an xray yesterday as i thought i had an abscess. He x-rayed me and found what he thinks is a cyst.
It was a ball amount the size of a 10p maybe slightly bigger.
He said he was pretty sure it was fluidy but normally abscesses show as black this was more darker grey.
I asked if it could be a tumour and he assured me that was highly unlikely as it didnt look the right texture to be one more like fluid.
I have had an emergency refferal to the maxifacialist at the local hospital.
He said i will get an appointment in 3 - 4weeks (this i hope means it isnt anything more serious or i would be there straight away?)
He also said to expect to have it surgically removed.
Its safe to say i am the biggest wuss in the world when it comes to having anything done... i am struggling to eat and sleep.
Any advice / reassurance is welcome. Are these common and easily sorted?
Regards Sally
Fri, 27 Sep 2013
Hello,
Welcome to health care magic forum.
Pus gets accumulated under tooth either due too deep caries or due to periodontal infection.
The pus has to be drained completely and curetted.
If tooth can be saved,root canal treatment has to be done if there is deep caries associated.
If tooth cannot be saved,get it extracted.
Usually in such cases,metronidazole as well as analgesics has to be administered.
Hope this helps.
Welcome to health care magic forum.
Pus gets accumulated under tooth either due too deep caries or due to periodontal infection.
The pus has to be drained completely and curetted.
If tooth can be saved,root canal treatment has to be done if there is deep caries associated.
If tooth cannot be saved,get it extracted.
Usually in such cases,metronidazole as well as analgesics has to be administered.
Hope this helps.
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