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Oral and Dental Health

This forum includes discussions on gum diseases, swollen or enlarged lips, teeth and tongue diseases, dental care, TMJ disorders, tooth whitening, bad breath, black hairy tongue, geographic tongue, scrotal (fissured )tongue, hyperkeratosis of tongue, tongue and palate aphthous ulcers.

Thick saliva in mouth

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About a month ago i started to get a bad taste in my mouth and a lot of saliva. Especially during the night when I fall asleep it accumulates and coats my tongue and in my throat which makes it hard to swallow the sticky stuff.. when I scrape my tongue it is real thick . i thought it was the 2 new...

by User avatar busyasabee121813

My lip is NUMB after a punch in a face.

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I was eating dinner at home and looking at my plate when I was punched in the face, full strength, by my sister's fiance. I was punched ONCE ONLY (this is important), 60 hours ago now, right underneath my right eye. I was sitting down- he was standing up, and weighs maybe 220 lbs, whereas I weigh...

by User avatar Guest

soft pink lump appeared on the roof of my mouth, The Dentist called it a type of polyp

Hi two years ago a soft pinky lump appeared on the roof of my mouth .The Dentist saw in in a routine inspection. He called it a type of polyp .He said that it was not sinister. but if it grew i would have problems with my dentures not sitting properly .Well it has grown and now when i put my...

by User avatar lindamorris330444

is my tongue piercing infected?

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I just got my tongue pierced almost 2 weeks ago...and now i have reddish bumps under my tongue to the side...this is the only weird thing i have goin on... so is it infected? Or is it just irritated from the long barbell?

by User avatar Guest

is my tongue ring infected?

my tongue ring has yellow stuff around the hole on top, and is a little tender. i got it done friday night so tonight would be 3 days ago, and i smoke about 2 cigarettes a day. i wash my mouth out plenty but i am still nervous is this is infected or not. can someone please help me out? it isnt...

by User avatar Sarajane Leblanc224760

Bump on my tongue ring, I got my tongue pierced 2 weeks ago

I got my tongue pierced 2 weeks ago. When I got it done the first time, the piercer hit a vein so I ended up taking it out. Then I got it done again, and during the first week, I was so afraid of it getting infected so I cleaned it after everything I ate and drank literally. I know it was wrong...

by User avatar J3271

One week ago, i changed my old four crowns with a new ones, but i have some pain

Before one week ,i change my old four crowns with a new ones. Can not eat until now any cold food and sometimes i have pain .Is this normal? Thank you.

by User avatar T,AND,T

Hole is forming in back of mouth. it is painful and it is hard for me to eat

HOLE forming in my mouth! I have had my back wisdom teeth grown in for over a year and I started feeling a sore pain coming from that area 3 days ago, fast forward to today and I have a hole forming there, top inside cheek by the jaw bone. it is painful, hard to eat and open my mouth, and...

by User avatar Jessica

Dental Surgery has exposed the bone

Twice now I have endured dental implant surgery only to have the stitches swell open and now have exposed bone that will take weeks and a lot of pain before it will close. It is in the same jaw, and even though I have taken steroids and anti-inflamitory injections, my gums will not heal. The...

by User avatar Rhonda Smith9148

Strange lump on my gum!!!!

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Hi, I recently had a wisdom tooth extracted (6 months ago) which was impacting on the rest of my teeth. I also got a big filling in my right bottom molar (same side as wisdom tooth). Ever since both those procedure's, my gum on the same side has been swollen from time to time. It has never...

by User avatar Guest