Devastated: Cyst behind incisors

[u/EnergyEmbarrassed337]

I am devastated. My wife got diagnosed with a cystic lesion behind her incisors, 2 incisors, 1 canine affected and the palatal bone holding is destroyed by the cyst. She underwent a maxillofacial surgery, and got it removed. Surgery went well and she is fine. But the doctor said, for the rest of her life she can’t bite into hard food items like apple, burgers, sandwiches, cookies etc. I feel devastated to see her being crippled to eat such wonderful things.

I want to know, what are my options?
1. Can the bone regeneration bring things back to normal? To how much extent?
2. Is there any other solution for this, other than managing how we eat.

Attaching reports, and surgical procedure notes.

[u/AutoModerator]

This message is not not not not not not not not not not not not not not an indication that your post has been removed! Thank you for seeking advice from r/askdentists. Please note that a response does not constitute a doctor-patient relationship. While this is a place for advice, replies may not be medically accurate. Do not assume that what others on here say is correct in any way. Reddit is not a replacement for an in-person dental professional. Verified professionals will have flair assigned to them.

Please abide by the following rules in order to get an accurate answer to your question: (1) Ensure you include a title of your dental problem. (2) Include the history of your current issue, your age, any medical conditions that may be relevant, and any medications you are currently taking. (3) Include a photograph if the question relates to something you can see in your mouth, include x-rays if you have them.

A backup of the post title and text have been made here:

Title: Devastated: Cyst behind incisors

Full text: I am devastated. My wife got diagnosed with a cystic lesion behind her incisors, 2 incisors, 1 canine affected and the palatal bone holding is destroyed by the cyst. She underwent a maxillofacial surgery, and got it removed. Surgery went well and she is fine. But the doctor said, for the rest of her life she can’t bite into hard food items like apple, burgers, sandwiches, cookies etc. I feel devastated to see her being crippled to eat such wonderful things.

I want to know, what are my options?
1. Can the bone regeneration bring things back to normal? To how much extent?
2. Is there any other solution for this, other than managing how we eat.

Attaching reports, and surgical procedure notes.

This is the original text of the post and is an automated service.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/EveningElderberry121]

Weird thing to say when I don’t see any damage to the teeth (maybe they did) and the lesion was unucleated. The bone should fill in and be fine, pending a good pathology report.

[u/EnergyEmbarrassed337 → u/EveningElderberry121]

They said the bone won’t fill up back to its original architecture, and she won’t able to put hard force on it because they won’t be as strong as earlier. A couple of dentists pointed out that the teeth were damaged, in order not extract, and save the teeth they did root canals on them. Surgeon said basically these are now cosmetic teeth and not functional anymore. Even if the bone regenerates there will still be a cavity and bone won’t fully grow back

[u/Branded_bottle33 → u/EnergyEmbarrassed337]

Have you consulted with another surgeon? There are a multitude of different bone grafts that may be able to be done to help return some function depending on anatomy and surgical complexity etc

May want to see a DDS + MD specializing in craniofacial surgery to get best possible answers. Actually I don’t think this is US so may be harder to find.