My son has a tooth that cracked in 3 places.  He saw anew dentist who referred him to a dental surgeon because he has hard spots on his jaw bone.  What are these and what can be done to prevent any more?  His old dentist wasn t concerned about these spots.
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint Hard spots on jaw bone can be due to swollen lymph nodes which can be due to infection and inflammation in the tooth as your son already has a history of a cracked tooth, and it is possible that it has got infected and there is infection in the regional lymph nodes leading to swelling and hard appearance. You need not worry and consult an Oral Physician first as most probably it is swollen lymph node due to infected tooth for which an X-ray and clinical examination can very well give a correct diagnosis. A course of antibiotics can be given to him along with warm compresses over the lymph nodes for resolution of lymph nodes. In case of infected tooth either root canal treatment or extraction of tooth followed by antibiotics and painkillers will relieve. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor. .