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What Causes A Lump On The The Roof Of My Mouth?
Yesterday, while eating I felt a swelling on the roof of my mouth. It felt like pehaps some food had attached somehow to the tissue. After investigation, I saw a football shaped lump, dark in color perhaps the size of a nickle.
Today it remains tender to the touch with my tongue and has changed color. It is about the size of a dime with a boarder of darker pink and a irregular center of a white color. I was eating a salad with peppers when I first observed this. I also wear a full upper denture and the location is just behind the plate. Any ideas????
Today it remains tender to the touch with my tongue and has changed color. It is about the size of a dime with a boarder of darker pink and a irregular center of a white color. I was eating a salad with peppers when I first observed this. I also wear a full upper denture and the location is just behind the plate. Any ideas????
Tue, 27 May 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
The diagnosis is certain- this is a hematoma, caused by either food or the denture.
Consult an ENT as aspiration will confirm the diagnosis ans is sort of a treatment.
Check with ENT or Dentist whether the dentures are ill fitting or have gone loose causing mild movements but also the chronic trauma.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
The diagnosis is certain- this is a hematoma, caused by either food or the denture.
Consult an ENT as aspiration will confirm the diagnosis ans is sort of a treatment.
Check with ENT or Dentist whether the dentures are ill fitting or have gone loose causing mild movements but also the chronic trauma.
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