Hello-
I went to the doc on Monday as planned. He performed x-rays the teeth--look fine on film. He gave me a oral cortisone shot in the area that was hurting & swollen, I will say I have had some relief with that, the swelling has gone down. Before anything is extracted he wants me to have a bone scan, which will take place next week. He is concerned about infection, osteomyelitis? I had a total jaw joint replacement. He said the bone scan will lead us in the right direction of tooth or jaw, then we can do the extraction if needed. I did some research on osteomyelitis of the jaw---not good. I hope it is just the tooth.

Thanks!