Hi Dr. im a 40 year male living in South Africa Gauteng. I have a lump on the lower jaw line (left centre), no pain but the lump causes discomfort. I visited the dentist a week ago and he told me it was a bone infection due to a tooth filling which fell out. The Dentist gave me Antibiotics but the lump is still the same size after 7 days of treatment. Please can you advise me further.
Hello, thank you for sharing your problem with Chat Doctor. Yes the lump can be because of the infected tooth, but it will not be healed only with the help of antibiotic, because if the infection is present in the tooth the treatment of the tooth whether root canal treatment or extraction should be done. As antibiotic is not the only solution because the cause of the infection should be treated.