I have had a very small lump or nodule on the inside of my upper jaw for the past 3-4 years. It started when my wisdom teetChatDoctore in. All four wisdom teeth are in. I have a horrible sinus infection, chronic, but I thought my wisdom tooth was the cause, I couldnt decide which one it was. About 7 days ago, I noticed I had a small cut near one of the nodules. It ended up getting infected, then drained and closed. The infection was still apparent in my mouth, so I then went to the dentist thinking it must be my wisdom tooth. Many x-rays were taken and all 4 wisdom teeth are healthy and look amazing. I started on antibiotics yesterday and the infection in my mouth and sinuses are clearing up. My dentist wants me to see a maxillofacial/oral surgery for problems with my #16th tooth. Should I be concerned
Hello thank you for sharing your problem with us. The type of infection you are mentioning it looks like it is some tooth infection only, if not from the wisdom tooth then some other tooth, it is better to get a full mouth x-ray done, which is called as OPG, or for sinus infection get an PNS view done because without and x-ray it can not be ruled out.