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What Causes Ulcer Behind My Upper Right Molar Tooth?
Hi, I am female, 26yrs of age and have what looks like an ulcer behind my upper right molar tooth, it does sting, however not when I use a salt wash, the area around it is reddened and slightly inflamed.
I initially assumed it was a wisdom tooth coming through, yet the x-ray and 360 scan I had taken shows no wisdom tooth on the upper right side, (the upper left side wisdom tooth has recently come through).
I've also had a slight hearing loss in the right ear, it is difficult to open my mouth as widely as I used to and my sinuses feel blocked, but are not yet painful (all on the right side).
I am unsure of how long this "ulcer" has been there for, the symptoms of hearing loss & stinging where I assumed a tooth was coming through, have slowly worsened over the previous 3months (it has only recently, along with the discovery of no tooth; become irritating/sore enough to investigate further!).
I intend to have a biopsy ASAP as I fear it may be oral cancer, could you please put my mind at ease and let me know what else this may be?!
Kind regards.
I initially assumed it was a wisdom tooth coming through, yet the x-ray and 360 scan I had taken shows no wisdom tooth on the upper right side, (the upper left side wisdom tooth has recently come through).
I've also had a slight hearing loss in the right ear, it is difficult to open my mouth as widely as I used to and my sinuses feel blocked, but are not yet painful (all on the right side).
I am unsure of how long this "ulcer" has been there for, the symptoms of hearing loss & stinging where I assumed a tooth was coming through, have slowly worsened over the previous 3months (it has only recently, along with the discovery of no tooth; become irritating/sore enough to investigate further!).
I intend to have a biopsy ASAP as I fear it may be oral cancer, could you please put my mind at ease and let me know what else this may be?!
Kind regards.
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3 months for an ulcer to be present on the oral cavity is unusual unless the ulcer is infected. You did not mention the reasons for hearing loss.Check with your physician if there is a infection in the ear. Make sure the lower teeth are not poking on this region.Go for a biopsy if it still persists.
Hope this helps.
3 months for an ulcer to be present on the oral cavity is unusual unless the ulcer is infected. You did not mention the reasons for hearing loss.Check with your physician if there is a infection in the ear. Make sure the lower teeth are not poking on this region.Go for a biopsy if it still persists.
Hope this helps.
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