Hi all
update:- Just got back from oral sergeon, Well i cant believe this but he said the lump is from a broken bone around my jaw from where the dentist RIPPED my tooth out, and all other lumps i found where always there and i only found them because i found the first lump (Very true as i have been lump hunting) I no i may have a broken bone in my mouth but to here the oral say and i quote "Hand on heart you have nothing to worry about" Was the gratest relief ever, especialy after recearching "doctor Google" for and answer and getting "mouth Cancer" coming up every where. Thank you John for your reply.

Noticed lump in roof of mouth several months ago. Forgot about it. About a month ago noticed small lump in lymph node back of neck, saw Dr. he said to come back in a month and if it is not gone will send me to ENT. About two weeks ago noticed the lump (4-5 mm)in the roof of my mouth again, I think I just forgot about it. Concerned the two are related, planning to make a Dr. appt. I did have a melanoma last year Level II. On my left upper thigh, no problems since removal. Any info. would be helpful, don't want to be paranoid.

Hello Texasgirl

A lump in the roof of the mouth that you noticed months ago and has not increased in size is most probably not a mouth cancer. The lump in the roof of mouth might be normal. See: torus. The lymph node in the neck is probably unrelated. Let us know what your doctor says about them.

Best wishes
Vinod

Hi, i hope my post does not get lost as i am very worried.
My dentist found a small, hard lump on the roof of my mouth, on the left-hand side, next to where my wisdom teeth should be (they never came up) It is not painful and i am a non-drinker and non-smoker. It has been there about a year i think.
I am due to see a maxillo surgeon, but i am so worried.
What could it be?
Thanks

Hello April78

There is a bump of extra bone called a torus that is normally present in the midline of the hard palate, it may be minimal or very enlarged. For more information and pictures of normal appearances, please see Fig. 1.24 and Fig. 1.25 in this article called Examination Technique with Normal Findings and Structures Mistaken for Disease. Posterior to the last molar tooth the hard palate mucosa fuses peripherally with the vestibular gingiva and posteriorly with the pterygomandibular raphe. This prominent ridge is the alveolar tuberosity. Distal (behind) to the tuberosity is a projection of bone called the hamulus.

So, it could just be a normal structure. Do let us know what the maxillofacial surgeon says it is.

Best wishes
Vinod

Thank you for your reply...

you were right, it was a hamulus! Mine is just bigger one side than the other.

Once again, many thanks

About three weeks ago, I noticed a bump on my hard palate, just right of the midline. When I pressed against it with a finger, I discovered it was hard. It was bothering me and I scratched it with a fingernail. It bled profusely. Two days later I went to see my dentist for an unrelated reason. She panicked when she saw the remaining lesion, which I had been cleaning with peroxide. She referred me to an oral surgeon. I saw him a few days later, but by then the lesion was much smaller and he thought it was probably just a healing ulcer. He told me to come back in two weeks to make sure it was gone.

What I didn't tell either the dentist or the oral surgeon was that I actually scratched off a piece of tissue which reminded me of a wart that I had on my finger. It was very, for want of a better word, crunchy.

After seeing the oral surgeon, the sore healed. I took grapefruit seed extract for about a week and rinsed it with peroxide twice a day. but now I'm wondering. Could it have been a small wart? I'm going back to the oral surgeon in a couple of days, but the sore seems completely healed at this point.

Hi all,

I've got a question that I would like opinions or answers if possible please. My dad's palate has got 3 lumps and they are all connected at the midline. He told me he got just 1 lump few years back but now its getting gradually bigger. Those lumps are ulcerated which he thought could be due to friction when he is eating food. The lumps are smaller now he said after pus coming out through them at one point.. We then went to see an oral surgery specialist and she said its normal. An x-ray was taken and it showed darker areas associated with the lumps..I am not that convinced with her answers coz she did not really ask about any sort off previous history and just by examination, she said it normal..Please help...I am really worried...Thanks

Hello sjo8

It is not possible to make a diagnosis over the Internet. It could have been a 'wart'. Do let us know what your surgeon thinks it might have been.

Best wishes
Vinod

Hello Cherzers

It is not possible to make a diagnosis over the Internet. I would suggest that you ask either your dad's dentist or doctor to refer him to the local Oral & Maxillofacial Unit for a second opinion and diagnosis. Do let us know what it turns out to be.

Best wishes
Vinod

I have been reading this thread and haven't really found an answer to my problem. I am 22 years old, and I sometimes get a strange bump on the roof of my mouth, which gets enlarged and then eventually drains itself after a couple of painful days. It first happened about 5 years ago, and it basically enlarges and puts pressure on my entire mouth, causing a constant pain. This first time, the pain got so bad that I had to see a dentist and he cut it open and drained it. Since then it has happened 3-4 more times, where it gets enlarged, hurts, and then drains, and then immediately feels completely better. I have seen a couple of other dentists who have no idea what it is, but my original dentist says it may have something to do with a missing bone in the roof of my mouth. It is in the middle of my mouth about halfway back, and when its happening it hurts very bad and its all i can think about. I am just looking for an answer, but it doesn't resemble most of these other lumps on this site. any sugestions?

Hello GriffMCD

Please see an Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon for and opinion as it is not possible to make a diagnosis over the Internet. You might have a midline palatal developmental cyst. Do let us know how you get on.

Best wishes
Vinod

I logged onto the internet and googled 'lump on roof of mouth' and came up with this blog. I just noticed my lump yesterday and like others have written, it wasn't there (or noticed by my dentist) when I saw my dentist in July. I see him again in November and will ask. My biggest concern is that I had malignant melanoma on my left leg in 1997, so although 'cured' I'm concerned that cancer could return. I had a couple of exposed tooth root graftings done in April with tissue from the roof of my mouth, so it could also be from that and I just didn't notice it before. My lump(s) are about the size of 2 bbs side by side and mostly colorless, with a few spots of pink. I noticed it because it became sore a couple of days ago after eating hard corn chips.

I, too, have been reading these posts for the last day or so. I seem to have the same problem. I've got a lump in the top of my mouth, only about half an inch from the top of my front teeth. It is about the size of a pencil eraser. It seems as though the lump is directly in the middle of my mouth on the hard palette. Well, a three days went by of me playing with it with my tongue and it was painful, but I was getting past it. Then, to try and solve the pain/swelling issue, I put a butter knife in the freezer and went to the store. I got some lemon juice and swished it around my mouth to get my glands going. Afterwards, I went home and got the knife and put the cold handle of the knife on the lump...I was thinking that the swelling would go down with the cold. I went to bed and woke up the next day and of course, it was bigger and more painful. The night before, it was a little red, but the next morning, I noticed a small white circle on the lump. It wasn't raised and just as smooth as the rest of the bump. The day went on and I was thinking about going to the hospital, but I was trying to put it off. At lunch time, while mid-way through my meal, I noticed a change in the stiffness of the lump. So I looked at it and what looked like puss was secreting through the white circle. Of course, after that, I went after it with some tools. I was poking and prodding and I got it to pop a few times. When it would, puss, blood, and what looked like saliva came out. It's only been about 2 hours since then, and it's still a little painful, but not as big. And hopefully, it will continue to get smaller and eventually go away. I'm trying not to tongue it now and gargle with salt water and mouthwash. I'll check it out in the morning and plan on going to the Doctor if it worsens or doesn't get better. If it beings to heal, I'll just tell my doc at my next visit. What does this sound like? I'm really curious to know if this was some kind of mouth pimple or what. I mean...what does it sound like?

Thanks

digital bo

Hello DLE

quote:

I had a couple of exposed tooth root graftings done in April with tissue from the roof of my mouth, My lump(s) are about the size of 2 bbs side by side and mostly colorless, with a few spots of pink. ...became sore a couple of days ago after eating hard corn chips.

My take: Not a diagnosis, but I have seen graft tissue healing with a bump as the tissue contracts. It might have got traumatised by the corn chips.

Let us know what your dentist says.

Best wishes
Vinod