Hello,
It has been quite some time since I visited my personal dentist because a slightly painful lump appeared on the right side of my gum, which I... and fluid drained from it. The dentist wanted to extract the tooth, so I went to another one, who treated it and then closed it. I was glad the tooth remained, but I still felt that something was not right. In fact, the same thing kept recurring, and by chance I came to a new personal dentist who saw on the X-ray that I have 2 granulomas. I have an appointment in 3 months, and now I am worried that this will be too long and that it may no longer be possible to repair the teeth. Thank you for your answer and happy holidays.

Dear Sir/Madam!

The clinical signs you describe (a small swelling from which fluid drains, slight pain...) have in fact been indicating throughout the presence of a "granuloma", i.e. chronic periapical inflammation or a process that represents a constant focus. The decision on the type of treatment (extraction or root canal treatment) is the responsibility of the dentist, who will decide based on the clinical signs, X-ray, experience... Without a clinical examination and X-ray I cannot answer when and how the tooth should best be treated, or whether it can be treated at all. Root canal treatment of the described problem is very unpredictable, so the prognosis is poor and difficult to predict.

Have a nice day!