Dent on the roof of the mouth
introduction
A bump on the roof of your mouth can have very different causes. It can also be firm, elastic or filled with pus. Growths on the roof of the mouth can cause pain and signs of inflammation.
Bumps on the roof of the mouth can be very annoying, especially when speaking and eating. It can be an injury or burn, but it can also be a more serious illness.
Since the triggers for a bump on the roof of the mouth are so different, you should have the bump examined by a dentist or ENT specialist.
causes
A bump on the roof of the mouth can be caused by a simple injury from food, such as candy, or an allergic reaction to certain foods.
A burn from hot drinks or, for example, a hot pizza can cause a blister on the palate. These bumps are usually painful and arise directly in connection with what is happening.
Other causes can be benign bone overgrowth, so-called bone hyperplasia. They usually form in the middle of the hard palate on the palatal suture. These growths can initially cause pain, mainly causing problems with swallowing or speaking.
Another cause can be an inflamed upper jaw tooth. A boil (abscess) can form in the area of the affected tooth and on the roof of the mouth and cause severe pressure and tension pain.
Cysts are relatively common on the palate and a rounded, plump and elastic bump then forms. There are various cysts on the palate, one of which is, for example, the nasopalatal cyst, it remains undetected for a long time and only when it has spread to a greater extent does a rounded, elastic bulge appear on the palate.
Most of the growths in the mouth are benign, but there are also tumors and carcinomas that are malignant and show up as bumps on the roof of the mouth. They usually don't grow as quickly and are usually painless at the beginning.
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- Swollen palate
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cold
With a cold, sucking cough drops or hot tea can cause a bump on the roof of the mouth due to injuries to the mucous membrane or burns.
A weakened immune system can also trigger canker sores, small burning blisters on the back of the palate. If the tonsils swell due to inflammation, bumps can also appear on the back of the soft roof of the mouth. Usually these disappear again when the cold is over.
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- Aphthae - painful blisters in the mouth and throat
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Concomitant symptoms
Due to the different causes of a bump on the roof of the mouth, there are different symptoms. If the bump is inflamed, it can be accompanied by severe pain, redness, and pressure discomfort. General medical practice can lead to a fever and poor wellbeing.
A bump due to an injury or burn is also often very painful, especially when eating or drinking hot food or when the pain is touched. Aphthae on the palate are burning blisters that can usually make food intolerable.
A cyst in the roof of the mouth does not usually cause pain, only when it spreads a feeling of tension can occur and it can lead to disturbances in swallowing or speaking.
Bone growths trigger similar symptoms, but can also be perceived as painful.
Tumors or cancers do not initially cause pain, only when they expand further do severe pain and significant restrictions on swallowing or speaking arise. In addition, there are side effects such as cough and hoarseness.
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Pain
In many cases, a bump on the roof of the mouth can be painful, most often it is an inflammatory process. Injuries, burns or canker sores on the palate can also cause pain. A cyst or tumor, on the other hand, is usually painless at the beginning.
Read more on the topic: Inflammation on the roof of the mouth
pus
A bump on the roof of the mouth filled with pus is usually the result of a tooth root inflammation on a tooth in the upper jaw. It is very painful and tender.
Usually the affected tooth can be identified quickly and the inflammation can be removed and the bump receded through a root canal treatment or a root tip resection. An opening of the boil by the dentist can directly alleviate the symptoms.
Read more on the topic: Abscess on the tooth
This is how I recognize a tumor
Not all growths or bumps on the roof of the mouth are malignant, but one should always have a bump examined. Cancer sores and tumors can develop anywhere on the mucous membranes in the mouth. Most of these tumors are ulcers on the surface of the mucous membrane. The roof of the mouth or the pharynx are also often affected.
Smoking and regular alcohol consumption are the main risk factors, because the toxins act directly on the mucous membrane and can promote cancer development there. Another major trigger is the human papilloma virus (HPV). They often develop a papilloma on the soft palate in the throat area, a benign tumor that often leads to swallowing difficulties or a feeling of foreign bodies. Mouth and throat cancer often goes undetected for a long time because it initially grows painlessly.
The symptoms include:
- hoarseness
- cough
- Pain from coughing
- Sore throat with difficulty speaking and swallowing
- lumpy voice
- Bad breath
- Changes in the mucous membrane that occurred suddenly for no apparent reason.
If pronounced pain or spontaneous bleeding occurs, the tumor may already be in an advanced stage. For example, a tumor that often occurs on the palate is mucoepidermoid carcinoma,
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- Consequences of smoking
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treatment
A bump on the palate has different causes and is therefore treated differently.
A cystectomy is often used to remove a cyst on the roof of the mouth.A cystectomy is the complete surgical removal of the cyst. A cavity then remains in the bone, which is filled again by the bone growth.
A pus-filled bump that originates from a maxillary tooth is usually repaired by opening the palate and treating the affected tooth with a root canal.
Bone hyperplasias that are painless are first checked regularly and only removed when there are symptoms. This can be done surgically by removing the bone growth and it usually heals very quickly within two weeks.
The therapy for a tumor depends individually on the type of tumor and its spread.
diagnosis
A bump on the roof of the mouth should always be examined. A dentist, otolaryngologist, or oral and maxillofacial surgeon can make a diagnosis. An X-ray or a three-dimensional image such as a CT can be helpful.
The bump on the roof of the mouth should be checked regularly and, ideally, be photo-documented so that changes can be clearly identified. Another option is a pathological laboratory examination. A tissue sample is taken and tested in a laboratory to determine whether the tissue is benign or malignant.
forecast
Often, once the cause has been eliminated, the bump can be expected to recede. With complete healing after a surgical procedure or after completion of the root canal treatment, the symptoms can go away completely.
In the case of a tumor, the prognoses are very different, it depends on the extent and severity. An early start of therapy has a positive effect on the prognosis.
