Hi, I went to the dentist earlier today and after the dentist took an X-ray of my mouth, I came home to realize that this vein under my tongue, on the bottom of my mouth, was inflamed purple and was hurting. What can I do to help this? Should I be concerned?
The veins under the tongue are lingual veins and are purple in colour and one each is present on either side of midline..
There is a possibility that there is soreness and pain in that area due to trauma to the mucosa caused due to placement of x ray and is a very common finding..
I would suggest you to apply a numbing gel containing Choline salicylate or Lignocaine over the area..
You can do cold water rinses and suck ice.. If there is continuous pain you can take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Advil, aleve, diclofenac etc..
In case of no improvement in a week consult an Oral physician and get evaluated..
Hope this helps..
Regards, Dr.Honey Arora.
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Hi. Thanks for the query.. The veins under the tongue are lingual veins and are purple in colour and one each is present on either side of midline.. There is a possibility that there is soreness and pain in that area due to trauma to the mucosa caused due to placement of x ray and is a very common finding.. I would suggest you to apply a numbing gel containing Choline salicylate or Lignocaine over the area.. You can do cold water rinses and suck ice.. If there is continuous pain you can take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Advil, aleve, diclofenac etc.. In case of no improvement in a week consult an Oral physician and get evaluated.. Hope this helps.. Regards, Dr.Honey Arora.