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Blue Bumps In The Corners Of The Mouth. Has A Top Denture. Anything To Be Concerned?

my wife has gotten lately black and blue bumps in the corners of her mouth only on the lower lip. she has a top denture and a lower partical which are loose but she takes them out at night to sleep.She has no pain with these but they just look ugly. Could this be the start of something we need to seek help with.

thank you,
Bill from Ill.
Mon, 6 May 2013
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Dentist, Orthodontics 's  Response
Kindly mention age of your wife. Acrylic material from which dentures are prepared can be culprit, in case your wife is allergic to this. As you have mentioned her upper and lower dentures are loose. she will have to replace or get it corrected for proper fitting. otherwise it can lead to trouble in future.I advised you to visit a dentist for black to bluish discoloration on inferior lip.
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Dentist Dr. Sushma Rajesh's  Response
Hello,

Thanks for posting your query.

I understand that you are wife is having dentures which are loose. The bumps on lower lip could be due to trauma. Ill fitting dentures can lead to decrease in vertical dimension of the face. The bumps which you mentioned are black and blue indicate trauma.I would advise you to take your wife to a dentist who can analyze her condition and suggest treatment.

Take Care

Dr.Sushma Rajesh
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Dentist Dr. Farah Hussain's  Response

Hello there ,

Thanks for writing your query,

Appearence of bumps on the lower lip is may be due to trauma or impingement caused to the lip mucosa by ill fitting dentures.

Sharp margins or uneven edges of the denture may irritate the mucous membrane leading to formation of bumps.

please visit your dentist and get the dentures in harmony with the oral tissues, selective grinding of the sharp edges will help you out.

start with multivitamin supplements for 7 to 10 days and vitamin C lozenges will help in resolving the problem.

avoid alcohol , carbonated drinks , tobacco chewing and smoking as these may worsen the area affected.

Apply oral antiseptic ,analgesic ointments like dentogel or mucogel topically over the affected area

i hope this helps ,

take care.
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Dentist Dr. Bindiya Bhaskar's  Response
Hi ,
Thanks for writing to us.
Blue bumps appeared on the corners of mouth may be due to-allergic reactions from ill-fitting dentures.
Either the material of denture or sharp edges of denture can also cause such bumps.
Please do visit your dentist and get the loose dentures replaced.
Make sure that you are cleaning the surfaces of dentures properly.
Also be conscious to chew using both the sides of denture equally.
Apply mucopain gel on the affected area.
Use warm saline to gargle frequently.
Take care.
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Dentist Dr. Qazi Ammara's  Response
hi,

Thanks for asking the query,

According to your clinical history i suppose that your wife is facing trauma from ill fitting dentures which is causing the above mentioned symptoms.
I would suggest you to take her to the Dentist and look for any sharp edges, uneven margins, occlussion, vertical dimension, if there is any defect then get it corrected.
Take multivitamin tablets for 7-10 days.
Maintain a good oral hygiene, take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses.

Hope this helps out.

Regards....
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Dentist Dr. Shefali Gupta's  Response
Hi ,
Thanks for asking query,
It seems tha your wife is having contact chelitis it is an inflammatory condition occuring migfht be due to ilfitting denture , material of dentures,or might be due to the irritation from the sharp borders of denture.
I suggest you to visit your dentist get your wife denture corrected,apply dologel ointment on it.
hope this will help you.
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Blue Bumps In The Corners Of The Mouth. Has A Top Denture. Anything To Be Concerned?

Kindly mention age of your wife. Acrylic material from which dentures are prepared can be culprit, in case your wife is allergic to this. As you have mentioned her upper and lower dentures are loose. she will have to replace or get it corrected for proper fitting. otherwise it can lead to trouble in future.I advised you to visit a dentist for black to bluish discoloration on inferior lip.