Yesterday I saw an oral surgeon who I'd been referred to as the dentist was " unsure " about what was causing a swelling along my gum / jawline.
I've recently ( in the last 8 months ) had all 3 back teeth on that side worked on, 2 large fillings and a root canal.
3 weeks ago ( a few weeks after the root canal ) a massive swelling came up, dentist said abscess an prescribed me antibiotics.
Fast forward a week and no improvement so another dose of antibiotics as referral to an oral surgeon for possible cyst / malignancy.
Spent the last week terrified only to have my appt at the hospital yesterday to be told in now way is it anything other than an abscess and it's common for them not to be treated by antibiotics if the problem is deep rooted.
He also showed me an x ray of one of the large fillings which is near enough directly on the nerve.
He said this is usually what causes this type of infection, that they've damaged the nerve ( obviously this maybe could not be helped as very large filling ) and a dentist should have known that this was causing this.
He was very annoyed they'd used the " 2 week rule " for my appoitment and advised me to go to another dentist who does know what they're doing.
A little ( a lot ) confused,
Any dentists or anyone with any knowledge about stuff like this here?
Have a follow up with my dentist this afternoon