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Is A Cyst Around A Tooth A Cause For Concern?

I saw a dentist yesterday who did an X-ray. He says I have either a hydrocele, cyst, or tumor surrounding a tooth and goes into sinus cavity. No pain or sign of growth from outside, no nasal drainage, etc. I guess my question is , should I be concerned, and he says he will send me to a surgeon within the next three months
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your complaint you have symptoms of cyst around root tips which is because there is severe tooth infection which leads to formation of formation of dental abscess due to infection from tooth reaching below the root tips of the tooth leading to pus formation and eventually size increases and it start involving other tissue and formed cyst.

Yes this is definitely a matter of concern. Antibiotics can take a longer time to resolve infection and swelling and you consult the dentist so that he can initiate a root canal treatment under local anaesthesia and if it is non restorable visit oral surgeon once and get it extracted and go for biopsy of lesion as well to check any malignancy.

For now main proper oral hygiene , take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and do warm saline rinses.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Is A Cyst Around A Tooth A Cause For Concern?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your complaint you have symptoms of cyst around root tips which is because there is severe tooth infection which leads to formation of formation of dental abscess due to infection from tooth reaching below the root tips of the tooth leading to pus formation and eventually size increases and it start involving other tissue and formed cyst. Yes this is definitely a matter of concern. Antibiotics can take a longer time to resolve infection and swelling and you consult the dentist so that he can initiate a root canal treatment under local anaesthesia and if it is non restorable visit oral surgeon once and get it extracted and go for biopsy of lesion as well to check any malignancy. For now main proper oral hygiene , take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and do warm saline rinses. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari