Peripheral Mouth x-ray

[annthomas]

Hi All,

I just did my dental checkup today and dentist asked me to show the x-ray to an oral surgeon. He was little concerned about the dark spot in the x-ray. Picture attached. Could this be a problem? He said he is 99.99% sure that nothing is wrong, but he wants me to see another doctor. Not sure whether he said that to calm me down. I have absolutely no pain anywhere in my mouth.

Thanks
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[MattKW]

The submandibular salivary gland sits there. The reason you don't see the same on the other side is because the radiographer has accidentally taken a skewed shot (which often happens). Nothing to see here, folks, just keep moving along...

 

[honestdoc]

If you look closely, you can see faint bony trabecular patterns. If it was a cyst/tumor, you would not see them.

 

[annthomas]

Thank you both. Should I consult with another doctor or let it go?

 

[MattKW]

Let it go; it's quite normal. Here's a link. The submandibular gland sits in the submandibular fossa.