Bone Scann - Dental Health Message Board

Fudge · 11-23-2002, 12:14 AM

Hi all

I have been told I cannot have a bone scan because of recent teeth extractions (5 weeks) and would have to wait 6 months does anyone know if this is true?

Since having the teeth removed I have had 3 courses of antiobiotics and my doctor has recorded a spiking white count between 7 and 16 but says its only borderline. I am in pain and now feeling quite unwell.

I really strongly suspect osteomyelitis as I have had almost a life long problem with my teeth.

Fudge

SherryElaine · 11-23-2002, 10:58 AM

That makes sence, I had a bone scan done about 5 weeks after an extraction and they could not tell if it was infection or trama and so then they had to do a MRI and blood test.

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Sher

Fudge · 11-26-2002, 04:37 PM

Hi sher

Do you know what blood tests they did?

Were they special tests aimed at specifically pinning down a particular type of infection?

Fudge

SherryElaine · 11-27-2002, 08:45 AM

Sorry I can not remember the names of the blood test but they did test for 4 different types of infection.

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Sher