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Jawbone osteomyelitis

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alison_41
alison_41

Can anyone help me !! I am convinced I have a bone Infection . I had a dry socket and it's more or less healed over now but I have constant pain from underneath the socket and now I have a lump on my jawbone I keep sayin to the dentist , doctors etc that I think I have osteomyelitis and they say I might of had it in the past but I haven't got it now !! How do they know ?i have constant pain from below the socket and now in my jaw and the strangest feelin from the socket ? Can anyone help I'm desperate to find out how I can see if I have got it ?

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  • jamie30365
    jamie30365 alison_41

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    Hi Alison,

    I'll spare my long history of osteomyelitis in maxilla (you can read in my previous posts on this site) & the almost 2yrs it went misdiagnosed by many dentists & oral/ENT surgeons despite my insistence I had infection.

    It's very possible you have osteomyelitis/osteonecrosis & need debridement & long course of oral &/or IV antibiotics.

    Only way to tell is CT/MRI &/or nuclear bone scan. All dentists & private practice oral surgeons are totally unequipted to treat this condition comprehensively. Based on my hard lessons you need to be in a hospital setting w/infectious disease specialist. I know that sounds scary, but a bone infection can become very serious in an otherwise healthy person (like in my case).

    There are many other variables, but bottom line is YOU must be proactive & persistent or nothing will happen.

    Feel free to msg me directly if you wanna talk more.

    I was in your position 4 yrs ago. Also educate yourself. If I hadn't 1/2 of my upper jaw would be gone, no exaggeration.

    Best,

    Jamie

  • Cassie70029
    Cassie70029 alison_41

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    Hi Alison, what was the outcome with this? I am in the UK also and struggling to be taken seriously with this. I'm scared and don't know where to turn to. I've seen countless dentists and my local maxfax department where I was referred to won't take me seriously and have sent me to have an ultrasound- despite my insistence that there is an infection.

  • kseniya34716
    kseniya34716 alison_41

    Posted

    Hello,

    I'd like to know how your story ended. I also have a dry socket with a jawbone pain for a month and it is not improving.

    Please, tell me it got healed and the pain is gone:)

    Thank you.

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