Hello…I am so scared I can’t eat or sleep. It started a couple of years ago with an infected impacted wisdom tooth…pericoronitis. My holistic dentist confirmed and cut the infected flap of and cauterized it leaving a rough edge of gum around the tooth crown. He said it would grow back and I would have to see an oral surgeon for a coronectomy where they remove the crown of the tooth because it’s too dangerous to remove the whole tooth. I put it off and put it off and the flap did grow back. It looked infected again. I saw the dentist again for a cleaning and he just talked about the coronectomy again. I still put it off because I couldn’t / wouldn’t find the time. I went to my other dentist, had another cleaning, talked about the pericoronitis, looked infected, did antibiotics in prep for a surgery consult. The antibiotics didn’t do much of all of anything. 2 years from the original visit I did another round of antibiotics and saw the oral surgeon. He looked in my mouth and said it didn’t look typical. He said I had a mass growing outward from my gum…in addition to the “pericoronitis” and it needed to be biopsied. I thought all along this was just spread of the pericoronitis and the cauterized edge of tissue…but he said it was hard and not soft. He took the biopsy yesterday. He said it was solid…not like it was infection. Also should mention that there is a piece of jaw bone close to the impacted tooth that is gone. He said it could be from infection below. I have a thin neck and he did not find any enlarged lymph nodes. I just turned 60 but am young for my age. I am besides myself with worry and anxiety. I can’t find any stories on here that are similar.