18/10/2025
Facial swellings can be caused by badly decayed tooth/teeth. This patient came to us with photos of his CT scans. He sought treatment from us. He came from a specialist who recommended the scans.
Oral examination revealed root fragments and a periapical xray was taken showing 3 small root fragments in the left first molar area. The swelling was really bad. It had been there for the past 2 months before the patient sought help from a physician.
Fast forward…the root fragments were extracted after oral examination and a lot of pus was drained and pressed out from the socket. After the procedure, the swelling expectedly decreased.
Patient who was worried thinking that the swelling could have been a sign of CA was relieved and happy. Happier, perhaps, hadn’t he spent ₱6K unnecessarily for the CT scans.
