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What Causes Dark Purplish Pink Lump On The Roof Of Mouth?

hi, I have a really hard lump on the roof of my mouth and it hurts to touch it. I took a picture and it is a medium dark purple pink color. i also noticed that the top way back teeth where i got fillings are grey now. also the back of my throat is yellow. im a smoker for a few years now and I am a female. these things are starting to concern me on whether or not i have mouth cancer, any ideas on what this could be?
posted on Fri, 17 Apr 2015
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Hi..
Can understand your concern..

As per your complain a purple pink lump on the roof of the mouth seems to be most probably MUCOCELE which is formed due to trauma to the soft tissues of the roof of the mouth leading to the injury to the minor salivary glands or their ducts leading to spillage of mucus and accumulation into the soft tissues and appearance of lump and when the lump is filled with mucus it becomes stretched and tensed and appears as a hard lump..

It mostly resolves itself without any treatment but in case if the lump is large and does not resolve surgical removal has to be done..
It is not cancerous and harmless..

Greying of teeth which are already filled can be due to secondary infection in the teeth leading to further decay in the teeth.
For this you need to consult a dentist and get evaluated and get the x ray done and get treated according to the condition of teeth..

The yellow discolouration of the roof of the mouth in a smoker is due to heat leading to obliteration of blood vessels leading to blanching as well as burning and deposition of the chemical present in the smoke leads to yellow discolouration.

I would suggest you first of all stop smoking once for all as it is very harmful and maintain a good oral hygiene..
Salt water rinses can be relieving..
Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration..

Hope this helps..

Thanks and regards..

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What Causes Dark Purplish Pink Lump On The Roof Of Mouth?

Hi.. Can understand your concern.. As per your complain a purple pink lump on the roof of the mouth seems to be most probably MUCOCELE which is formed due to trauma to the soft tissues of the roof of the mouth leading to the injury to the minor salivary glands or their ducts leading to spillage of mucus and accumulation into the soft tissues and appearance of lump and when the lump is filled with mucus it becomes stretched and tensed and appears as a hard lump.. It mostly resolves itself without any treatment but in case if the lump is large and does not resolve surgical removal has to be done.. It is not cancerous and harmless.. Greying of teeth which are already filled can be due to secondary infection in the teeth leading to further decay in the teeth. For this you need to consult a dentist and get evaluated and get the x ray done and get treated according to the condition of teeth.. The yellow discolouration of the roof of the mouth in a smoker is due to heat leading to obliteration of blood vessels leading to blanching as well as burning and deposition of the chemical present in the smoke leads to yellow discolouration. I would suggest you first of all stop smoking once for all as it is very harmful and maintain a good oral hygiene.. Salt water rinses can be relieving.. Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration.. Hope this helps.. Thanks and regards..