Could an upper jaw black hole causing pain be a cancer?
Patient: My husband has a abscess or cystis on his upper front jaw. He had his 2 front teeth fixed about 2yrs ago and already had a little round ball on his upper jaw which the doctor said he had a black hole there . Now it´s really starting to hurt him a lot , he thinks it might be cancer.Is that possible Doctor: Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.The black hole in the upper jaw could be a pus discharging sinus tract. Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule out the pathologies like periapical cyst or granuloma or residual cyst. If i am your treating doctor, I would suggest you to get radiograph done like OPG, occlusal radiograph done. If there is any cyst, then we can do biopsy and confirm and later enucleate the cyst. If the cyst is secondary to a non vital or infected tooth, then tooth has to be treated along with enucleation and retrograde filling. Nothing to be panic, it looks more like a benign lesion. Consult a oral physician and get it ruled out.I hope my answer will help you, take care.