Sore, swollen spot on hard palate right behind front teeth – what could it be?0

Question by HT: Sore, swollen spot on hard palate right behind front teeth – what could it be?
Hi!

I have a single spot right behind my right upper front tooth that swells up regularly. It’s basically one of the rugae at the front of my hard palate. (The rugae, as far as I know, are the ridges behind the upper front teeth that cover the hard palate).

It keeps swelling up, and sometimes it gets pretty sore. It usually stays that way for 3-7 days, goes away for about a week, and then comes back again. Normally, I cannot feel or detect the rugae with my tongue, but when this one is swollen, I can definitely feel it. My girlfriend also seems to recognize if it is swollen or not. Personally, I cannot see it (with a mirror) but can definitely feel it.

This has been going on for about 6 months now.

I first thought it was gingivitis caused by plaque, but I then went to a dental hygienist and got my teeth cleaned professionally – which I initially thought had fixed it, but it came back about a week or two later.

The strange thing is that I can brush the spot with a toothbrush or touch it with my finger, and it doesn’t seem that sensitive at all, but I constantly feel it even when I try not to concentrate on it. Eating or cold drinks make it feel better for a very short period. Smoking, as you can imagine, aggravates it, which is why I have cut down considerably. Drinking warm (not hot) tea also aggravates it sometimes. I drink alcohol extremely rarely.

I’ve tried so many different things, and I’m starting to feel really frustrated by it. I also bought a protective mouth gel that seemed to help at the start, but it’s not so effective any more.

A few weeks ago, I went to the dentist, who couldn’t find anything unusual, even said my gums looked very healthy. She thought I could have “burning mouth syndrome” and prescribed me vitamin B supplements. I’ve been taken those now for about 3 weeks.

My “symptom” has come back once since then, and it was actually fairly painful. Usually, it’s not really that painful, just extremely annoying, and the fact that it’s been going for so long now is really starting to get me down. It stayed for about 4 days and went again, but now it’s back. At the moment, it’s irritated and swollen, but not sore (yet).

I have another dentist appointment soon. Not sure how that’s going to go, but in the meantime, any advice, tips or suggestions would be much appreciated.

I know this is a long one, so, thanks for reading!

Best answer:

Answer by PenPress
sounds like the incisive papilla somehow got injured / inflamed and is now sore and swollen….it won;t heal by itself if you keep on sucking / checking on it…

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