Hi, I have been in sever jaw pain for six years now, after having a root canal. I have been seen by many doctors and have had many ex-rays, even an MRI. But nothing shows up on them. Is it possible that this disease does not show on even an MRI. And also, does anyone know of a good oral surgeon in the Buffalo NY area that specializes in osteonecrosis? Thank you. Sonya

-- Sonya Hage (Sonya819@aol.com), February 28, 2004

Answers

A root canal treatment does not cause osteonecrosis. Osteonecrosis would show up on an MRI. Osteonecrosis of the jaw? is very unusual and I am not aware of any oral surgeons Buffalo or anywhere that specialize in in osteonecrosis.

-- Errol Bennett, M.D. (ebennet6@jhmi.edu), March 03, 2004.

HELLO SONYA.

-- GABRIEL BOURGON (gabriel30@sympatico.ca), March 27, 2004.

HELLO SONYA.

I FOUND YOUR CALL BY DOING SEARCH ON ROOT CANALS.

DID YOU TRY GOOGLE SEACH ENGINE=TYPE{ROOT CANALS} AND YOU WILL GET MANY SITES ABOUT ROOT CANAL. AT THE BEGINNING,GO TO 1={ROOT CANAL COVER UP} 2={DANGER OF ROOT CANAL} 3=(ROOT CANALS} FEW YEARS AGO I HAD A ROOT CANAL AND THE DAYS LATERS THE TEETH WAS VERY PAINFULL,I HAD IT REMOVED BUT PROMISSED MY SELF I WIIL NEVER HAVE A ROOT CANAL AGAIN. FEW YEARS LATER I HAD A THEETH,WHEREAS THE PAIN WOULD INCREASE A BIT EVERY DAY.ONE NIGH UNABLE TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF THE PAIN,I WENT TO BATH ROOM AND HAD THE IDEA TO HEAL IT MYSELF.I PUSHED THE TEETH ALL THE POSIBLE POSITIONS IN ORDER TO FIND THE POSITION WHICK WOULD GIVE THE LEAST PAIN.{THAT WAS VERY PAINFULL}THEN WHEN I FOUND THE POSITION WHICK GAVE THE LESS PAIN I PUSHED THE TEETH MANY TIMES IN THE SAME DIRECTION FOR ONE MINUTES OR 2 WITH GREAT PRESSURE...I HAD TEAR.HALF HOUR LATER THE PAIN WAS GONE AND NEVER HAD IT BACK. BUT YEARS LATER ANOTHER TEETH HAD SAME PROBLEMS BUT THAT TIME WORST.THE LEFT CHEEK WAS SWELLING AND WAS VERY VERY PAINTFULL AND BECAUSE OF THE PAIN I COULD NOT PUSH THE TEETH AS THE FIRST TIME,SO I HAD TO SEE MY DENTIST AND BECAUSE THE SWELLING,HE GAVE ANTIBIOTIC AND ANALGESIS AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK WHITIN 2 WEEKS.BECAUSE OF THE ANALGISIS,PAIN WAS BEARABLE SO I USED A MACTH TO STERILIZE A NEEDLE,I PIERCED THE SWELLING TISSUES THROUGH MY MOUNTH AND WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE SWELLING HAD VANISHED.THEN IT PUSHED THE TEETH AS I DID,AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND WITHIN HOURS IT WAS HEALED.I WENT BACK TO MY DENTIST AND TOLD ME I DID NOT NEED ANYMORE A ROOT CANAL. AND I DID THE SAME WITH 2 OTHERS TEETHS IN THE RECENT YEARS WITH SAME PERFECT RESULT. EXCUSSE IF MY ENGLISH IS NOT TOO MUCH GOOD.I WORKING IN THE ELECTRONIC FIELD..I AM A FRENCH CANADIAN AND NOT VERY FLUANT WITH THE ENGLISH LANGAGE AND BECAUSE MY BODY'S EARS ARE INOPERATIVE. ALL THAT MATTER I AM GLAD IF THAT MAY HELP YOU.A COMMENT ABOUT THE RESULT WILL BE APPRECIATED..

GABY

-- GABRIEL BOURGON (gabriel30@sympatico.ca), March 28, 2004.