Referred to oral Surgeon and scared

[Snowgirl82]

I went to the dentist for an exam and cleaning. He found a dark spot in my x ray where I had a molar removed a few years back. He said he doesn’t know what it is and would like an oral surgeon to take a look. He told me not to worry “yet”. The soonest the oral surgeon can get me in for initial consultation is in 4 weeks. I am so nervous and scared at what this lesion in the jaw bone could be. His note on referral says please evaluate the radiopaque/radiolucent area in lower left near #19. He also told me that in his years of looking at x rays everyday he has only seen this a couple of times.

[roseanxiety]

Did he say it was a lesion or just a dark spot ? It has probably been there since you had the tooth pulled. It is symptomless, right? That’s good. I know it’s pointless to tell you not to worry so i won’t . But at least try to keep your mind off it


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[Snowgirl82]

The oral surgeons office referred to it as a lesion when I called. I’m trying hard not to jump to the worst but such a long wait is going to eat away at me. I have two small children😢

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Dentist indicated that dark spot means absence of bone in spot where there should be bone. Something else takes the place of the bone. Tooth was removed about 7 or 8 years ago. This is the first time it has been mentioned. I am at a new dentist, but I’m not sure if that has anything to do with it.

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And to answer your question, yes. Symptomless other than a little jaw pain a while ago but that was only for a couple of days and way before I found any of this out. I have no visible signs in my mouth if not for the panoramic and bitewing x rays he took.

[roseanxiety]

The bone could certainly have eroded away. Mine did from having a missing tooth and i had to have bone graft to get an implant.


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[Snowgirl82]

Roseanxiety, did it show up as a circle on the x ray? I’m really hoping it is nothing sinister. The months wait is horrible😢

[Fishmanpa]

The months wait is horrible😢

Months? If it were serious or urgent, you wouldn't be waiting months.

Positive thoughts

[Snowgirl82]

Fishmanpa I forgot the apostrophe in month’s. My appointment is February 26th. I guess the same logic would still apply? If it were too concerning so you think he would rush the referral?

[AlexandriaUK]

I went to see cancer screening nurse and she referred me to see hospital orthodontics and they scared the out of me doing special x-rays, turned out a bad extraction had removed some of my jawbone and left an empty space and a bit further a lump, was not normal but fine

[Snowgirl82]

Thank you, everyone. I’m going to try my best to assume it will be okay until the oral surgeon says anything otherwise. Always easier said than done. I would love nothing more than to have this be something small and insignificant. I know two people that had to have part of their jaw removed and replaced with leg/hip bone and metal plates because of cancer in the jaw. I guess I just have that haunting my anxiety on top of the x ray findings.

[roseanxiety]

I’m not sure because they didn’t say. It doesn’t sound sinister . That’s your health anxiety . Remember you had the molar extracted years ago. It could have been there since. And also it could just be a shadow on the X-ray.


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