white bump on inside of mouth Posted: 05-02-08 11:28am
Hi. I have a small white bump on the
inside of my mouth, lower right side, on
the exact same spot that I used to chew
tobacco. I chewed for about a year. The
bump is slightly raised. The white part
makes it appear puss filled, but that's
not the case.
It seems to operate in a two week cycle.
It starts out as an almost undetectable
mark, grows just a bit and become more
raised off the inside of my mouth, and
becomes more white in appearance.
Eventually it flakes off, appears to be
gone, but the cycle repeats. I'm
abstaining from alcohol and tobacco now to
see if goes away for good but I have my
doubts.
The area surrounding it appears red/white
splotchy, doesn't match the side of my
mouth where I didn't chew, which appears
pink and smooth. Not real bad, but a
subtle difference in coloration.
Any advice?
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-06-08 05:30am
When did this bump appear for the first
time?
Do you find it painful?
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RedRooster
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Not painful Posted: 05-06-08 09:12am
It appeared a few months ago, would cycle
as I described below, and has now
completely disapeared, moreso than ever.
It was not painful, maybe itchy. In fact,
I notice a very similar bump (now that it
has disapeared) on the left side of my
mouth in the same spot, which appears
entirely natural. Could these be salivary
glands? When I first noticed it I was
eating Mexican food and some hot sauce
really stung me in that spot (on the right
side). After that it acted up like I
stated below. Could it have been a
mucocele?
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MandMs
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Sorry for delayed post! Posted: 06-03-08 03:09am
Mucocele, usually, have rapid onset (may
rapidly enlarge) and then appear to
involute.
The duration of the mucocele is usually
3-6 weeks; however, it may vary from a few
days to several years in exceptional
instances.
This could be mucocele, because they are
in most cases preceded with trauma in that
area (cheek/lip biting/sucking).
Mucocele aren't painful.
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