I finally was able to make an appointment with an ENT, who will not do the biopsy in his own office, but will be sending me to a hospital close by that will be doing the biopsy there. I decided not to go with the oral surgeon because for 1, he didn't want to do the biopsy in the first place and 2, I don't have dental insurance and this failed root canal (if that's even what it is) is already going to cost me an arm and a leg.

I'm hoping he's correct on that failed root canal. I haven't had any pain that would indicate something is wrong with that tooth. No pain at all actually. The second sore that formed is still there, but hasn't caused me anymore pain either. I've started on some antibiotics and will be getting the failed root canal taken care of this Saturday. In the meantime however, I was taking a closer look inside my mouth after brushing my teeth and have been keeping a close eye on my left cheek ever since. I noticed that I have weird patches that go from white to red and back to white. They almost look like circles, and if I brush my tongue over them, they do not feel smooth like the right side of my cheek does. I think the oral surgeon should have seen this when looking inside my mouth. This doesn't seem ok to me, but I'm not a doctor so what do I know. I would chock it up to maybe that's where my teeth or gums brush against my cheek, but wouldn't be the same for the right side of my cheek as well then.

Let's hope all gets resolved Sat.

All insurances are different, and dental insurance often only pays a small portion of dental issues anyway. I've had a number of procedures done by an oral surgeon, and some are covered by my medical insurance - such as a biopsy.

I'm glad you found an ENT to do the biopsy, and I truly hope that it proves to be something minor. Good luck with the root canal repair, and have the OS check out the patches you noticed.

You should be covered on the biopsy as this is considered an outpatient diagnostic laboratory test, covered under your medical plan.

The root canal problem. A root canal removes all the nerve so it would not be unusual for there to be no pain from the tooth. The red area indicates an infection and this may not create pain either, especially if you are on antibiotics that are reducing the infection.

If the failure means the tooth structure is bad and a place where infection can enter the tissue area then that does require fixing, not sure what but glad you are getting that fixed sooner rather than later.

Good luck.

Thanks for your input and the good luck. To be honest I only just started taking the antibiotics this past Monday. Mainly because I've been experiencing some stomach issues and didn't want to worsen them with the antibiotics which is usually how it goes for me. I've taken quite a few so far since I must take them every 8 hours, but this sore hasn't subsided any as of yet. Hopefully soon.

I honestly can't wait to get this biopsy once and for all because it seems everyday, I notice something else that's strange inside my mouth. I'm not sure if now my mind is playing tricks on me or what. Or possibly, the marks I'm finding on my cheeks are being caused from my teeth somehow. I'm sure that's a possibility.

Jillie,
There are different antibiotics and I have been told the ones prescribed to treat infection related to mouth and gum tissue are different.

A general antibiotic may not be the best thing to help the mouth area. Might want to check that out.

Thanks for the info!! I'll have to check that out. I'm on amoxicillin. Hopefully that's the correct one to be on.

Guess what just started for me today.... Strep throat. WHILE I'm on amoxicillan. I can't believe this. I've been on it since first thing Monday morning. I feel as thought I should not be getting strep throat while on a bacterial type of antibiotic. Because of how prone I am to strep, I know that's what it is. My glands are painfully swollen. It starts sudden and for me, always accompanied by a headache and incredible fatigue. And always produces that white stuff in the back of my throat. My mom wants me to go to see this ENT sooner and get the biopsy taken care of NOW...but it's impossible with work. I'm going to have to wait until this coming Wednesday and I'll be sure to tell the doc about this strep throat. Hopefully it is gone by then. I also have that appointment to fix the failed root canal tomorrow with an endodontist, so I'll be speaking to him about everything too. But does anyone have any thoughts...does this seem odd that I have even if it's only just a touch of mild strep throat, while being on such an antibiotic?

Call your doctor that prescribed the amoxicillin. I've had strep a few times and the strain you have may be resistant to amoxicillin so you may need a different antibiotic. That happened to me. Perhaps you can go to the doctor to confirm it is strep via a rapid strep test?

I'm taking Augmentin, Amoxiccilan/Clavulanate Potassium 875/125mg, for the tooth abscesses, infection, which gets to the bacterial infection that may be resistant with only Amoxicillin. Not saying it's the same, but the doctors know best, can do further testing.

Good luck.