Thanks-- my revision team really did do a great job patching me up given what they were presented with when I walked through their doors! Unfortunately the teeth have to go as far as I know/understand. All 3 of my doctors have looked extensively at this, and I am pretty sure they presented to their study groups and got opinions there too. They had their suspicions even on regular films, but it was all just solidified after getting full mouth cbct done last week and looking at cross sections of these teeth. The roots look a little better on regular film because there is more root left on the front of the tooth, where the back has very little to nothing. Not just that, but the nail in the coffin is that I've lost the bone on the back too, and this is what they are trying to avoid. I need that bone to support implants, so this inflammatory process going on is not going to stop now that it's at this point. I'll continue to see root and bone resorption until the teeth are out, so the longer I sit here, the more bone I will lose and risk losing the bone I need to support the implants and stuff.
It's a super unfortunate situation. My surgeon (who's been doing this a very long time) said he never sees resorption like this. A little resorption or even cases that go past a little is pretty common, especially for what I've been through, but what I've got going is to an extreme level. I'm pretty devastated, and I think they are just as upset for me.
Attached a PA from a few months ago to show you exactly what we're talking about. This tooth, even on the front where my roots are better, has almost no root left in the bone.
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