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Suggest Treatment For An Inflamed Vein In Mouth

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?
Thu, 22 Feb 2018
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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.
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Suggest Treatment For An Inflamed Vein In Mouth

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.