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Is A Hard Bump On The Roof Of The Mouth During Pregnancy A Matter Of Concern?
I am a 25 year old female I also am 22 weeks pregnant. I was eating something and I brushed my tongue back towards my left side by my molar on the roof of mouth and it's not really close to the molar but it's up by my top wisdom tooth but I had the top wisdom tooth surgically removed. I've never noticed it before and it's not really seeable by my eye is it to be a cause of an alarm? It feels like a hard bump is this something to be concerned about?
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Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Hello and Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
A hard bump at the area near the upper wisdom tooth that is not painful but apparent with naked eye can be a bony torus that can be an overgrowth of the bone.
It appears as a painless bony hard lump on the palate.
If it appears to be of bluish or purple color then it can be due to mucous cyst or Mucocele formation.
However , both conditions are harmless, so do not worry about iT.
For confirmation of exact cause you should consult an Oral Physician and get checked.
In case if it is a bony tori and does not cause any problem then it can be left as it is.
If it increases in size it can be surgically removed by an Oral Surgeon.
If it is a mucocele then doing concentrated salt water rinses can help in its regression.
If it does not improve then it has to be surgically removed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
A hard bump at the area near the upper wisdom tooth that is not painful but apparent with naked eye can be a bony torus that can be an overgrowth of the bone.
It appears as a painless bony hard lump on the palate.
If it appears to be of bluish or purple color then it can be due to mucous cyst or Mucocele formation.
However , both conditions are harmless, so do not worry about iT.
For confirmation of exact cause you should consult an Oral Physician and get checked.
In case if it is a bony tori and does not cause any problem then it can be left as it is.
If it increases in size it can be surgically removed by an Oral Surgeon.
If it is a mucocele then doing concentrated salt water rinses can help in its regression.
If it does not improve then it has to be surgically removed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
According to query symptoms of hard bump on the roof of the mouth during pregnancy could be due to acid reflux, hormonal changes in pregnancy, infection of previous extraction site and could be due to vitamin deficiency.
Need not to worry. I would suggest you to consult ENT surgeon/oral and maxillofacial specialist once and get complete examination done. Go for FNAC or biopsy of lesion and start treatment accordingly. Doctor may prescribe antibiotics along with Dologel, if it is causing pain. For now keep yourself hydrated by drinking plenty of water and oral rehydration solution for electrolyte balance.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
According to query symptoms of hard bump on the roof of the mouth during pregnancy could be due to acid reflux, hormonal changes in pregnancy, infection of previous extraction site and could be due to vitamin deficiency.
Need not to worry. I would suggest you to consult ENT surgeon/oral and maxillofacial specialist once and get complete examination done. Go for FNAC or biopsy of lesion and start treatment accordingly. Doctor may prescribe antibiotics along with Dologel, if it is causing pain. For now keep yourself hydrated by drinking plenty of water and oral rehydration solution for electrolyte balance.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
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