 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Shar,
Sorry I can't help you with what's going on with your daughter's lymph nodes, but I must comment on what was said about her teeth. These are the facts:
A tooth CAN be abscessed without it showing on an x-ray. In the early stages of formation, an abscess may not show on an x-ray. It can take up to 6 months from when an abscess starts forming, to be visible on an x-ray. The tooth may or may not be painful with an abscess. A tooth that has an infection has an abscess since an abscess is an infection in the bone from a decaying nerve (pulp) inside the tooth.
Also, I'm not sure what her dentist meant by saying that the tooth is BAD.
I'm sorry to hear that you and your daughter are going through this and I wish that I could be more helpful. Again, I just wanted to try to clarify some of things that you were told to help you have a better understanding about the dental aspect of her problem.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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