Two already, on one tooth.
Howzat work?
Multiple roots?
Problem with a deep seated infection like a molar is if not successfully treated it will result in a bone infection, something you do not want.
Pay attention to this ^^^!
Once bone becomes infected, it becomes useless and must be removed.
If it occurs in your leg bone and goes too far, you lose your leg, because the skeletal structure is no longer there to support the weight. Damn near lost my leg due to such an infection after surgery to fix a busted leg/ankle.
I can only imagine what sort of complications might arise if part of your jaw must be removed due to a bone infection.
OK, maybe I don't have to imagine:
Hey guys,
It is late so I'll try it keeps it as short as possible.
Some of you may remember me from a while back as I was having some problems with severe tooth pain a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I seen many specialists in England who did nothing to help me as I had diagnosises ranging from a possible infection, to neuralgia, and even psychosomatic symptoms.
I am currently living in Costa Rica and the health service here as so much better (not bad considing it is a third world country). I was treated here by the dentist, who then called the endodonist, and he rooted canaled the teeth but while doing it he then suspected something else wasn't right. He immediately called another specialist to come to the clinic to take a look, this specialist performs apisectomies and problems with the bones in the face. This guy took a quick look and immediately knew that I had a problem with the bones and that the jaw bone itself was infected. He told me that to wait would be a bad idea and decided to operate immediately. So he cut open the gums to get to the bone above my two front upper teeth to perform an apisectomy and to get a clear view on what was happening. When he opened up, the jaw bone was so infected that it had gone black. He told me that all this would need to be removed and took his time removing all of it and cutting off the roots of the teeth (a common practice during apisectomies). Unfortunately he had to remove so much infected bone that he then had to perform a bone graft to replace the old bone and to help regenerate some new healthy bone in its place. I was then given many injections in my rear end for pain and antibiotics, given a bunch of drugs to bring home with me to get me through the next few days and told to come back next week. He explained that the infection in the bone was pretty bad and he thinks he has removed most of it, however with it being chronic and in condition it was, the prognosis is only a 50% chance of success. But you know what, at least they are trying to do something to help me and not just telling me to go home and take some ibruphofen.
So has anybody ever had this experience before? What does it mean when the jawbone is going black? I'm guessing it is the bone dying right? I'd be interested in anybody's thoughts on this...
Thank you.
Once the infection has started to spread, your jawbone may start to dissolve as it makes room for the swelling in the area that has been infected. Once the bone starts to dissolve, the pressure will be greatly reduced, although the infection will still be there. Even though you will get relief, the infection will get worse - and the pain will always come back. Once more of the bone has been dissolved, there will be nothing left to support the tooth, meaning that it will become loose and end up needing to be extracted.
Moral of the story:
Brush, floss, and take care of your choppers!
