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*Paging a Dentist*

ammareammare
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I just go back from the dentist and they found something weird in my x-ray, below the root, off to the side. It's like a growth. They are sending it to the oral surgeon and are asking to get a 3D xray of it. They wouldn't or couldn't say what it could be. Do I need to be freaking out? I'm kind of freaking out. I don't want to Google.
TTC#2 since December 2010. HSG and bloodwork all good. SA results not so good. Unmedicated IUI#1 6/19/2012 - BFN
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Re: *Paging a Dentist*

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member

    Don't google.  Go to the oral surgeon appointment.  It could be a cyst, it could be an infection, it could be several things.  The reason they are saying the x-ray isn't 100% diagnostic on this is because it isn't.  You do need a specialized test.  Also, you dentist has no idea what it is, but has a few ideas on what it could be, which is why they referred you to a specialist to make a proper diagnosis. You OS & dentist will talk after your appointment & then both people will be able to give you actual information. 

    Don't worry too much.   No one knows anything besides the fact that you need to see a specialist to properly evaluate what that abnormality is. 

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  • ammareammare
    Thank you. I will stay away from google and try not to worry. Sad
    TTC#2 since December 2010. HSG and bloodwork all good. SA results not so good. Unmedicated IUI#1 6/19/2012 - BFN
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  • quidditchcapn1120quidditchcapn1120 member
    No need to worry and definitely don't Google.  I'm assuming they are sending you for a CBCT which is the right call.  It could be a ton of different things but it almost always turns out to be a cyst.  I would put money on dentigerous cyst since it is "connected" by the roots of a tooth.  Of course it could be something else entirely.  Your dentist did the right thing by sending you out to get it looked at.  If it is a type of cyst it's a fairly simple procedure to have it taken care of.
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    imageammare:
    Thank you. I will stay away from google and try not to worry. Sad
    I know, that is easier said than done.  I wish I could tell you what was going on.  Sad  It is most likely nothing to worry about.  No matter what, I am glad they found it & are looking into it. 
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    imagequidditchcapn1120:
    No need to worry and definitely don't Google.  I'm assuming they are sending you for a CBCT which is the right call.  It could be a ton of different things but it almost always turns out to be a cyst.  I would put money on dentigerous cyst since it is "connected" by the roots of a tooth.  Of course it could be something else entirely.  Your dentist did the right thing by sending you out to get it looked at.  If it is a type of cyst it's a fairly simple procedure to have it taken care of.

    Thank you! I will keep this in mind. (repeat it over and over in my head)

     

    TTC#2 since December 2010. HSG and bloodwork all good. SA results not so good. Unmedicated IUI#1 6/19/2012 - BFN
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