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What Causes Painful Swollen Ball In Mouth?

I have a very swolen ball where the hard plate meets the soft plate. It is very sore because i play with it with my tongue but cant help it. When i play with it it becomes soft and taste like something is seeping out of it. And it hurts really bad. I am just getting over a cold or somethin that lasted 3 days but made me caugh really bad. But the swelling just showed up this morning. Should i be worried. Just live with it.......or......can i pop it???? Thanks Dj
Wed, 4 Jun 2014
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  's  Response
thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the swelling could be a mucocele that is cystic lesion of salivary gland. or it could be a abscess secondary to tooth infection. consult a oral physician and take a radiograph of the tooth and confirm the diagnosis. if it is a mucocele get it surgically enucleated. if it is an abscess get the affected tooth tooth canal treated or extracted. you can take a course of antibiotics after consulting the physician. i hope my answer will help you. take care.
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What Causes Painful Swollen Ball In Mouth?

thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the swelling could be a mucocele that is cystic lesion of salivary gland. or it could be a abscess secondary to tooth infection. consult a oral physician and take a radiograph of the tooth and confirm the diagnosis. if it is a mucocele get it surgically enucleated. if it is an abscess get the affected tooth tooth canal treated or extracted. you can take a course of antibiotics after consulting the physician. i hope my answer will help you. take care.