What are Dental Bone Spurs? Bone spurs (spicules) are small pieces of bone lodged in your gum. They should have remained in the surrounding tissue but become trapped and can't be easily moved by yourself. Your body should eliminate them, but it doesn't always happen, therefore you need treatment.
Smoothing the Bump: Dentists might gently scrape the bone spur with special tools to make it less painful and irritating. Surgery to Remove: If the dental bone spicule causes too much pain or affects how the teeth work, it may need to be removed with surgery.
They are uncommon and not serious, but here are a few procedures that expose the jaw and carry a risk of a bone fragment being left behind after the work is done.
If your bone spicules are causing severe discomfort or infection, your oral surgeon may recommend removing them. If the bone spicule is small, it can be removed using special instruments without requiring another surgery. If it is large or causing complications, we may recommend a minor surgical procedure to remove it.
An oral surgeon can remove a benign growth using specialized tools. The surgeon removes the soft tissue over the area, finely trims and smooths the bone out, and stitches the tissue back into place.
Bone spurs don't go away unless a surgeon removes them. But most people won't need surgery for their bone spurs. A healthcare provider can discuss nonsurgical ways to relieve the discomfort your bone spur causes. If these don't work, talk to your provider about minimally invasive surgery for your bone spur.
How Long Does It Take for Bone Spicule To Go Away? The bone particle usually takes a few weeks to a month to resolve fully. Your child may need to visit the dentist to have them removed if the spicules don't resolve on their own and cause discomfort.
Bone spurs (bone spicules) may occur on any bone in your body. But if they're in your mouth, they are most likely to occur on your palate (roof of the mouth,) outside of the jaw, or around extraction sites. They may be round and bulbous—such as “tori” or “exostosis” or a sharp bone if it's a bone chip.
As people age and experience wear and tear on their bodies, their bones and joints can wear down over time. When that happens, bone spurs can form along the edges of the bone or in joint spaces, and if untreated, can lead to further complications.
Certain conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or Charcot osteoarthropathy. An underlying condition such as cancer in the bone, though most bone spurs are not cancerous.
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