Small Hard Lump On Floor Of Mouth

This lump bump is somewhat hard and it doesnt move it is white ontop but it think this may be from me scraping at it with my finer nail.

Small hard lump on floor of mouth. Gary sandler answered 53 years experience dentistry. The most significant risk factors for floor of mouth cancer are tobacco and alcohol use. It doesnt bleed and it only hurts when i apply a fair ammount of pressure. Lump on floor of mouth pressed with tongue moved somewhere now excessive saliva and pulsating sensation on mouth floor all day.

Canker sores aren t. Generally the underlying causes of bumps lumps or pimples in the mouth are infections allergic reactions digestive problems some kind of injury or stress. Canker sores aren t contagious. Lump on floor of mouth pressed with tongue moved somewhere now excessive saliva and pulsating sensation on mouth floor all day.

This hard growth is both common and harmless. Men are diagnosed with floor of mouth cancer three to four times more often than women. Hello i have a small lump bump on the floor of my mouth under my toungue about 1 cm from the beginning of the gums on the back of my teeth. Canker sores are small red white or yellow sores that can occur on the roof of your mouth tongue or the inside of your lips and cheeks.

Sometimes dental problems can cause lumps to appear on your gums. A torus is a slow growing rounded projection of bone that forms in the middle of the roof of the mouth torus palatinus or on the lower jaw by the side of the tongue torus mandibularis. I noticed this 3 days ago. Cancer of the floor of mouth accounts for 28 35 percent of all mouth cancers.

Gary sandler answered 53 years experience dentistry.