Osteomyelitis

[RehabPT2012]

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I am a PT student, but was hoping to get some help from any of you....thank you to anyone in advance.
I had a root canal fail and a tooth extraction in December. My dentist said there was osteomyelitis. After the extraction the site (of #19) healed well. Two months later I had a temp. bridge placed and after a week the swelling/inflammation of my jaw bone occurred again and it was found that the oral surgeon had missed the front root tip. My jaw bone is inflammed a third time (they put the temp bridge back on and food was trapped under it in the extraction site) and a third x-rays shows an infection in the jawbone tissue AGAIN. Does anyone know if osteomyelitis is probably spreading to other areas of the jaw by now? I need a new oral surgeon, but wondered what questions to ask to ensure they have worked a lot with/are comfortable with patients with jaw bone infections (and maybe root tips left in the extraction site b/c they were so close to the alveolar nerve).

 

[comatose]

Hi buddy, sorry to hear you are in pain. Well, unfortunately, nobody can diagnose what your problem is on here. You just need to go to an oral surgeon (maybe a friend of your can refer you to a good one in your area??) and see what s/he says. Without seeing the x-rays or some intraoral pics, it is difficult to assess your problem on this site.

 

[SoulPower]

And medical advice is against forum policy.

 

[tinman831]

You really need to go get a consultation in person. No one can diagnose your condition over the internet. Closing thread.