General
This question is more than six months old, so the information in the answer may no longer be accurate.
Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have read that dark areas on a dental X-ray can indicate a granuloma. What do white areas mean? More precisely, a white area can be seen below my lower right first premolar, and nobody can explain to me what it might be, especially because it has been there for at least 6 months and only 2 days ago it started to hurt slightly (with stronger pressure on the outside of the tooth and gum). If I leave it alone, it does not hurt at all and I eat normally. I should also mention that my teeth are extremely healthy (one filling on a second molar), I still have one deciduous canine,...
Thank you.
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
White areas, or radiopaque shadows, mean that X-rays are absorbed more strongly at that location by the structure being imaged. Such a formation is usually more highly mineralized, or contains fewer organic and more inorganic substances (minerals). I believe that in your case it is a cementoma, i.e. a formation in which dental cementum accumulates. For a more precise diagnosis I would need to see the X-ray.
Have a nice day!
✦ This content was translated from the original with the assistance of an AI translation system.
← Your questions