Hey,

I have a piece of tissue on the inside of my cheek thats like a flap of excess skin, kinda the same when you bite your gum but its inline with my upper teeth. I've tried to bite it but my teeth dont get anywhere near it.

On the the top side of the "flap" is a small red circle "sore" and underneath is like grey/black tissue.

I have one of the other side of my mouth too.

I've resently had Oral Surgery to remove an impacted and infected wisdom tooth.

on the gum where that tooth was removed it has a red rash on the gum and its spread over.. the hole where the tooth was is still healing.

Also I've been having on and off black small dots on the insides of my cheek..

This seem to be where ive caught the skin as I was looking at on and a small drip of blood came out and it went. Then another one became present this morning.

The "flap" on the gum has been present for a few weeks now (ive felt it there) but I've only just looked at it today in regards to the colours.. so I dont know if they have got bigger or not.

Im so scared ive got oral cancer.

Im 23 never smoked/drinked.

but due to my repeat infections in my mouth I've had very bad oral health but my teeth are now need no more work but due to the pericontis that i developed on the wisdom tooth I have Ginivitis.



Dan

Hello Dan

The 'flap' of tissue described is the papilla and opening of the parotid ducts (Stensen) which lie opposite the maxillary second molar and the occlusal or bite line opposite where the teeth occlude on the inner aspect of both cheeks. It is difficult to bite them but the opening can get inflamed (red) if infected. These normal bumps are shown at Examination Technique with Normal Findings and Structures Mistaken for Disease - look at (Figure 1.21). The grey black appearance and black dots could be caused by bruising (cheek biting?).

It is normal for healing tissue in a healing socket to be reddish (colour of healing granulation tissued caused by by ingrowth of blood vessels), don't poke around. Starts to heal after 2 weeks with discomfort easing but takes another 4 weeks before fully healed. See your dentist if discomfort increases.

Hope that helps.

Best wishes
Vinod
( in Jakarta)

danlou - I have the same excact things that you have described please let me know if you have been treated for these, email me at:

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