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What Is The Painful Lump On My Cheek?
I have a hard painful lump in my cheek (mouth). At first I thought it was my jaw, so maybe an abscessed tooth, but my gum area is not sore. I can feel the lump in my cheek tissue (for lack of a better description) and it is very sore like a bruise.
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
As per your description of the lump: hard- painful lump which is sore like a bruise can be an inflammatory in origin.
The cause could have been a bitten cheek or a a small injury which has inadvertently gone into infection.
I would advise:
A course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory for 5 days should solve the problem.
If no response within 2 to 3 days consult an ENT Surgeon / Oral Surgeon to make sure that there is no serious underlying problem
Thanks for your query.
As per your description of the lump: hard- painful lump which is sore like a bruise can be an inflammatory in origin.
The cause could have been a bitten cheek or a a small injury which has inadvertently gone into infection.
I would advise:
A course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory for 5 days should solve the problem.
If no response within 2 to 3 days consult an ENT Surgeon / Oral Surgeon to make sure that there is no serious underlying problem
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