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Originally Posted by Bryanna
The retained root is a chronic irritant and source of inflammation, may also currently or become the source of a bacterial infection. Inflammation and infection in the jaw bone is not often apparent on a dental xray until it has become moderate or quite large. It can also be difficult to diagnose at this stage because that area of bone has not healed closed yet below the gum line and it will appear radiolucent (black), the same as an infection.
The sooner you have the root tip removed, the better.
Bryanna
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Hi, well I saw oral surgeon today and all booked in to have the root tip removed. He said it looked like a had a slight infection in the root tip and to get it removed, he said hopefully should be a simple surgery, 20 mins, local anaesthetic, as the bone hasn't fully closed over yet. Thanks for your help on this, and anyone else going through tooth problems best thing to do is to get a professional to look at it and they'll put your mind at rest and give you some light at the end of the tunnel.