Hi again Bryanna,

Thank you so much for taking the time to message me back. It really means a lot.

I decided to wait a little before contacting my dentist again. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks from the extraction and about 3-3,5 weeks since that hard lump formed in my jaw.

At first it was solid, hard as a marble and kind of round too. Now it feels a fraction softer, it does not hurt, it feels slightly tender when I press it and I get this weird sensation too. It's difficult to describe... When I press it, I feel pressure. The area is still raised underneath the extraction site, but it's much flatter. There's no bleeding, no other discharge, everything's healing well I think.

In your opinion, are these changes a positive ones? Is there a tiny possibility that my body's dealing with it and the lump in fact will eventually go away because it's showing signs of going down? It's a VERY slow process though.

I'm really curious what you think.

With kindest regards and thanks

Monika

PS. I'm in the UK.

Hi Monika,

I am glad to hear that you are feeling okay.

The decrease in symptoms and appearance of the lump is positive. The tenderness though is a bit concerning. The problem with an ongoing infection in the jaw bone is that the bacteria can migrate and find a path to drain into. Sometimes as this occurs, the original site seems to get better only to develop a new site elsewhere. So if things continue to "improve" but are not completely better, it would behoove you to see the dentist at the 4-6 week mark for a clinical examination and periapical xray. The xray will not show the formation of new bone yet as it is too early for that. But it would show if their were bacterial pathology in that area.

Hope this info helps. Thanks for checking back with us!

Sorry i know this an old post but wanted to check how you managed to resolve the small lump? Im dealing with exactly the same issue.

Ay advice is much appreciated

Same here. I just made my very first post here, which hasn't been approved yet.

In my post I forgot to add that I'm trying to find out information this way because my dental clinic does not have email or online contact - and I'm not good with using the phone to try explain a possibly complex situation and then wait for a reply through the receptionist.

Welcome Jenseen.

Kitt

Thank you, Kitt!