How Can A Painful Sore In The Mouth Be Treated?

Posted on Sat, 29 Apr 2017

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Question : What is this in my mouth? It felt like a cranker sore at the beginning but its been here for 5 days

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to erruption of wisdom tooth!!

Detailed Answer:
Hello
First of all thanks for approaching HealthcareMagic for your query.

I read your query and saw the picture attached. I must say that nothing to be worried in this case. It can be due to the erruption of your wisdom tooth. It can be due to constant touching of your upper teeth on lower gums of your errupting wisdom tooth. It can be reduced by visiting your nearby dentist. He will remove the gum over the errupting tooth (for easier erruption of your wisdom tooth) , by using hydrogen peroxide mouthrinse followed by antibiotic dosage. It can also be due to some trauma while having food. Nothing to be worried. Stay calm. Do nice salt water gargle. Reduce having spicy food for a week. Take lots and lots of water. Eat lots of citrus fruits like orange, guava n all (it causes healing faster). Besides all these stay calm and keep cool.Cool and happy mind is best medicine for any disease. Hope you are satisfied by my reply. If you have more queries please be free to approach us as we are eagerly waiting to help you with solution for your problems. Also please rate my answer so that I can improve in future. Have a healthy day ahead.

Thank you
Dr Rohit S Menon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon (2 hours later)

Here is another picture, you can see the sore better now. Also why does the skin around it look like that? Initally i was worried it was oral cancer because i have been smoking for about 4 years. I smoke around 6-7 cigarettes throughout the day. Anything else you can tell me about it or is it still the same answer?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry!!!

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for your query. I saw the new picture. I must say that it is due to the errupting lower wisdom teeth that is impinging your cheek. It can be reduced by visiting your dentist. He will do first cleaning of area with hydrogenperoxide mouthrinse and remove all the food debris in that area. The he will do a procedure called operculectomy ie removal of a piece of gum over wisdom tooth for easy erruption of the teeth so that it doesnt cause trauma to nearby soft tissues. After that he will put you in antibiotics. Within few days everything will be fine. It is nothing related to cance. Dont worry about it. As I said earlier do nice saltwater gargle. Take citrus fruits and drink lots of warm water. Besides all these stay happy and keep cool.Happy mind can relieve all the pain and diseases.You will be fine. Hope I have replied to your query. Please do review my answer so that I can improve my future answering. Have a healthy day.
Dr Rohit S Menon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy