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Lump\blister in my mouth

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synn - 22 May 2006 16:53 GMT
Hi,

For the past year or so I've been getting a recurring blister just at the
back of my hard palate. I can feel it coming as a tiny little lump, then it
grows bigger, and a little sorer (but never really that painful) over the
course of about 24-36 hours and then it goes away. Never lasts longer than a
day and a half.

I used to only get them every few weeks\months, but lately I seem to be
getting it several times a week. I get no other blisters or ulcers of any
kind, just this blister\ulcer that's always in the same spot. I find that
certain kinds of mouthwash can help ease it, but how can I get rid of it
completely.

I thought it might be a canker sore, but it doesn't look anything like the
pictures online - its like a normal blister, containing whatever
whitish\yellowish liquid blisters contain, but its not as soft as a blister.

I'm a little worried now, because i've been getting several a week, and
every site I search seems to mention possible "malignancy".

Thanks!
Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 22 May 2006 17:14 GMT
> Hi,
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> Thanks!

    Should get it checked.  My guess is a small mucous retention cyst
(mucocoele).  Most on the roof of the mouth eventually resolve, but
given the number of recurrences you should probably go to an oral
surgeon and get it removed.  This doesn't sound at all like a
malignancy, but since we don't know what it is, you should check it
promptly.

Steve

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synn - 22 May 2006 21:42 GMT
Okay, I'll get it checked, but I'm not sure if it's what you described. From
looking online shouldn't a mucous retention cyst be soft, because it's
basically full of fluid? Mine is very small, and at its peak is hard.

Also, I tried a mouthwash of water+baking soda and that seems to have to
stopped the current one growing.

> Should get it checked.  My guess is a small mucous retention cyst
> (mucocoele).  Most on the roof of the mouth eventually resolve, but
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> Steve
J. Davidson - 22 May 2006 21:54 GMT
I use L-lysine 500 mg daily for my mucoceles, and it makes them go away.
The dentist told me that is impossible, but it does work for me.  But I
would go to the dentist or ENT guy if one kept recurring in the same spot.
Jackie
> Okay, I'll get it checked, but I'm not sure if it's what you described. From
> looking online shouldn't a mucous retention cyst be soft, because it's
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> > Steve
Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 22 May 2006 22:23 GMT
> I use L-lysine 500 mg daily for my mucoceles, and it makes them go away.
> The dentist told me that is impossible, but it does work for me.  But I
> would go to the dentist or ENT guy if one kept recurring in the same spot.
> Jackie

    Not impossible, but how is it supposed to work?  You understand that a
mucocoele results from trauma to a salivary duct.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 22 May 2006 22:21 GMT
> Okay, I'll get it checked, but I'm not sure if it's what you described. From
> looking online shouldn't a mucous retention cyst be soft, because it's
> basically full of fluid? Mine is very small, and at its peak is hard.
>
> Also, I tried a mouthwash of water+baking soda and that seems to have to
> stopped the current one growing.

    Tough to say.  Mucocoeles of the palate are generally small, and the
toughness of the attached mucosa make the texture of the lesion tough to
assess unless it's quite large, which this I'm guessing is not.  My
guess was mostly based on your description of a "blister"--these are
fluid-filled, tend to rupture leaving a somewhat painful ulcer, and
frequently re-form.
    In any case, as I said it's just a guess.  Check it out to set your
mind at ease and avoid further discomfort.  Removal is usually simple.

Steve

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718-258-5001

 
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