Bad news today

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I got a call from the orthodontist about my daughter who is supposed to be getting braces in a few weeks. There was something on her X-ray that he was a little concerned about at the time but didn't think it would be a big issue when he discussed it with us. After the appointment he sent her new X-rays and files to the dentist, which is standard procedure, and received a call from the dentist about the X-ray yesterday or today. He called me earlier to tell me that the dentist thinks the thing on the X-ray is a part of a tooth, or an extra tooth, and that it will be an issue with the braces. The orthodontist said we will have to take her to an oral surgeon to have the tooth piece removed before he can put the bottom braces on. He did say that it won't affect the next step we are scheduled to start since we are just starting the top set of braces at this time, but he can't put the bottom set of braces on until it's removed. He wouldn't say what would have caused this tooth piece to be there, but it is in the area of where her one of the teeth that were removed to make room in her mouth was. It makes me wonder if it broke off during the removal of the tooth. We probably will never know what caused it to be there, but now it requires surgery to fix. I'm not looking forward to telling her about it. Now to wait for the oral surgery department to call to set up an appointment to have her seen.