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Originally posted by va_girl84:
i am 22 years old....i have been smoking on and off since i was 12 years....everyone in my family as a child smoked....so i was always around it. i even smoke unfillter cigars sometimes and ciggs. i have found a lump in the back of the roof of my mouth. its about 2inched long and about 1 inch wide...its really big. i have also noticed that my lyph nodes get swollwn and i have a sore throut on and off. soomsometimes my ear hurts but not all the time...and i dont have any fevers. the lump is hard....like bone. does any of these things have to do with each other? and what is this thing growing in my mouth?

Unfortunately you sound a likely candidate for my sad diagnosis though all the smoking and such inflames mine when it pops up. Try to be as stress free as possible. Like I said, it will disappear to some degree, maybe not completely and since mine keeps coming back I am definitely not scratching it (food, fingers, tongue, what have you) because that just causes more scar tissue. Again im not a doctor but your symptoms seem a lot like mine (sore throat and such). Good luck.

ok so i am a 21 year old male.. about 11 mouths ago i had unprotected sex with a female co worker (NO oral sex), since then i have went on the rollercoaster of emotions.. just to go to every clininc and be told i have nothing.. However about two weeks ago i began to notice a small bump on the roof of my mouth (hard palate). I at first thought i was a pimple, since i believe i got this before, and so i picked it.. but all that happened was it grew back on me... upon further inspection i noticed it has a head(or what appears to be one) and in certain lights almost whitish/grey, but im not sure if this is becuase the shadow that the flashlight im using because in another lighting it looks fleshy.. it does not look like a colliflower like i have seen most warts, but more of a small BB look.. more like a Zit.. i have no idea what this is.. i have no real pain from the area except that i keep running my tongue over it and i hate it.. Im really concerned of warts after searching the internet... also what type of clinic should i visit for this std? dental? EnT? reg doctor?

Hello beans

Just see your dentist for an opinion first. You can decide on the correct management once a diagnosis is made. This is not possible on the Internet.

It is probably not a cancer but do get your dentist or doctor to have a look at it. Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes
Vinod

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I have a lump on the left side of the roof of my mouth. Three dentist say it is a pocket. somthimes it is more swollen then others. The pocket is smooth and tender to the touch and I am always aware of it. I have had a catscan and the diagnoses was that they did not see any problem with my sinus area or very little. Having been on antibiotic several times nothing has changed. Is it a paracite? I think so....Is it cancer? Periodontis said it was not due to gum/gingervits becauus my gums are good. My teeth are good. What the hey is it?????? No one believes me.

I noticed a lump on my mouth just a few days ago. It's hard and quite painful when I eat anything or drink anything too hot or cold. I don't believe it's discolored (either that or my bathroom has ba d lighting). I don't smoke, don't drink and am under 25 yrs of age. Should I wait a week or two before consulting my dentist? The only thing that bothers me is it really hurts to consume anything. Also searching on the internet just pops up "oral cancer". Thank you for reading!

Hello Stile and Red Bean

Please see your dentist for an opinion first if you are worried about a mouth cancer. If you are unhappy with that, ask for a second opinion from an oral & mxillofacial surgeon. You can decide on the correct management once a diagnosis is made. This is not possible on the Internet.

Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes
Vinod

I recently noticed a lump on the roof of my mouth. I have had them off and on every few months or so. Typically, they are fairly small and not discolored, however, they usuallu are very tender/sore if I press on them.

The one I have now started as they usually do, but it has grown to about the size of the tip of an eraser in about 2 days(Ive had it for about 4-5).

I was wondering what it could be and if it is dangerous? I do not have dental insurance so I am reluctant to make an appointment. Any suggestions?

Hello Kay

It is not possible to make a diagnosis over the Internet, only an educated guess! The fairly small recurring lumps could either be an abcess from a dead tooth or a saliva retention cyst. It is unlikely to be a mouth cancer but I would suggest that you see you dentist for an opinion. Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes
Vinod

Hello, I have seen a few ENT's through the years about a tiny bump on the roof of my mouth. There used to be a small clear lump on my Pharynx and that was whisked away by an ENT. A few months later a new bump came up, clear & almost similar to the former. I left it alone and it's almost a part of my pallet now.

I've recently visited an ENT (he was older so I trust his opinion) and he said "I can't say it's a wart, it just looks like it's part of the mouth...come back in 2 months we'll take care of it." So today I went back and he looked at it two times, deemed it not necessary to remove because I'd be in pain. SO I said ok. But the weird thing is, it tends to swell and get bigger (it fluctuates in size actually) whenever I eat hot food. This morning it's pretty small comparatively speaking. It is an annoyance and I was just curious if anyone experienced this at all.

I know Dr. you cannot provide a diagnosis over the net, but it has been this way for, I'd say a year and I'm only considering it as an annoyance. Thanks for any help...

-Lee

Hello Lee81

If it is bothering you, you should ask your ENT or OMFS specialist to remove it.

Best wishes
Vinod

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Originally posted by Dr Vinod K Joshi:
Hello Lee81

If it is bothering you, you should ask your ENT or OMFS specialist to remove it.

Best wishes
Vinod

I thought that was going to be the answer; it's not bothering me just a nuisance because I know it's there...that's the only bother, other than that it doesn't hurt, just weird knowing it is there...

Hello, I'm not telling you what it is, however what everybody is describing is what I have been dealing with for over a year. I was diagnosed with a blocked minor salivary gland on my soft pallet.. I had it removed, results came back benign. However having it removed caused trauma and caused another one to become blocked...again it was removed...again benign...but yet again another one close to the same site has developed back near my uvula. This one comes and goes every two or three days unlike once every week to nine days like the others. The bumps are always there...but become flared with the increase of saliva production.

I am learning this is something I may just have to learn to live with, because I do not look forward to having my mouth cut into several times a year.

Also I am going to my medical doctor tomorrow for blood tests. both my ENT doctor and my dentist said that often times things in the mouth are symptoms of something else going on in the body.

hope this helps a bit. Hope it eases your mind and worries

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I HAVE A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROOF OF MY MOUTH, LEFT OF THE CENTER. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 2 DAYS NOW AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I'M WORRIED. I AM A 25 YEAR OLD SMOKER (BLACK AND MILDS) AND OCCASIONAL DRINKER. IT DOESNT NECCESSARILY HURT, BUT I FEEL THE PRESSURE WHEN I PRESS IT. IS THIS POSSIBLY THE BEGINNING OF MOUTH CANCER? THANK YOU, MARCUS

Hello,

I have an uncomfortable, almost itchy bump on the right side of the roof of my mouth. This bump showed up about a year ago and has gotton small and large, but hasn't irritated me yet until these last few days. its a little smaller than a dime and it is in an oval shape, it is behind my upper right teeth. yesterday it hurt worse than it ever has, and today it isn't putting out as much presure. This was also causing three of my teeth to feel numb and sensitive. also, I think it may be related to my sinuses because they seem ajitated and a bit swollen. What in the world is this?

I have a similar type of lump. It doesn't hurt unless I press on it. Its about halfway back on the roof of my mouth and slightly to the left of the center. I just got off a bad cold and have noticed the discomfort when pressing against it.

I do remember having this similar situation years ago at many different occasions. It is a single hard lump. The best way to describe it as if it was the end of a bone kind of poking down into the roof of my mouth (its about the size of half my pinky nail) and it feels like a lymph node.

I was always curious about it, and every time I notice it I make a note to ask my dentist next time I go, but since it isn't always sensitive (I cant remember exactly when it is, but this time I just got off a bad cold) I don't remember to ask when I'm there because it doesn't bother me.

It hasn't changed sizes over at least a few years. I am 18 now and I rememeber having it back since before i was 12. I was wondering if anyone knows what it may be?