What are the dark areas around my teeth?
Patient: My dentist found a couple of areas that showed dark around a couple of my teeth and suspicious areas around the mandible. He sent me to an oral surgeon and he said I would need a CT scan as the X-Ray does not give them enough information. Is this an unusual occurrence?  YYYY@YYYY Thanks,Frances Stein Doctor: hellooo...frances stein..it can be some small cysts in the root of the teeth..nothing to be worried in that..some cases how much ever good xrays v take cant get proper information of the problem...so surgeons ask for ct..nothing to be scared in that..infact its good and its can diagnose the problem more clearly and can be treated properly...so be cool....nothing to be worried at all...be calm and meet ur oral surgeon and get it treated..hope ur benefitted something from this reply..have a healthy day!!