hello doctor, my husband have hole in his left side teeth and whenever he have his good (anything) it got strucked in that hole. now from past 15 days he have hihts of pain and in similar way swelling also at the part. while getting the testing done the doctor said he have tomer in his gems., pls advice is it curable., how long would it gonna take.. what are the precautions to be taken.. i am very much concern about him now.. i cant see him in that pain.
Hello there.... When tooth has a cavity and is quite deep enough it usually results in a cystic lesion.....we don't call it a tumor....tumor is something that occurs because of excessive proliferation of any tissue....which part of the oral cavity does he have the swelling?if it is a swelling arising from the decayed tooth it could either be sort of infection or an enlarged articular cyst...if it is not associated with the carious tooth it could be other tumors as well....tumors can be benign or malignant...a tissue needs to be taken from the site (biopsy) to confirm the kind of lesion... Don't worries its curable....he requires radiographs as well... Consult an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon for further clinical evaluation and management.