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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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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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