Blood Blister in Mouth

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:02 am

I have had this blood blister inside my mouth, about 1/2 inch below the inner lip and facing one of my incisors (canine teeth). It has been there for about a month. I probably accidentally bit myself to initially cause it. About once a week, I will lance it with a sterilized pin and blood and clear fluid comes out - it will go partly but not completely down. I will then treat it with hydrogen peroxide for the next day or so. Then, it will slowly and painfully expand to about 3/8"-1/2" in diameter. When it is at its fullest, it really makes it difficult to play. I will seek medical attention eventually, but everything "medical" I have already researched says either to lance it or leave it alone - and I have done both myself.
Any informed suggestions?

JB · Post by JB » Mon Oct 18, 2004 3:12 pm

MartyNeilan wrote:I have had this blood blister inside my mouth, about 1/2 inch below the inner lip and facing one of my incisors (canine teeth). It has been there for about a month. I probably accidentally bit myself to initially cause it. About once a week, I will lance it with a sterilized pin and blood and clear fluid comes out - it will go partly but not completely down. I will then treat it with hydrogen peroxide for the next day or so. Then, it will slowly and painfully expand to about 3/8"-1/2" in diameter. When it is at its fullest, it really makes it difficult to play. I will seek medical attention eventually, but everything "medical" I have already researched says either to lance it or leave it alone - and I have done both myself.
Any informed suggestions?

The advice above to seek medical attention is both sound and prudent. From my own experience as well as that of some students, I would also strongly suggest seeking the opinion of a dental surgeon. Often such probelms are indicative of an issue beneath the surface. These are sometimes slow in both their development and in their remedy.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:21 pm

The nurse who examined it this afternoon said that there is a cyst beneath it causing all the problems. I was given penicillan for a week to see if that helps (it helped get rid of a cyst in my leg in high school.) If not, I will have to see an oral surgeon to have it cut out. Bummer.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:28 am

Its actually inside the lower lip, and far enough to the side that it does not affect playing until it swells up to the size of a grape, which is when I then lance it. The mouthpiece does not come in contact with that area, so I doubt mouthpiece pressure is an issue. Perhaps just skin rubbing against the sharp edge of the tooth during chewing ( I don't chew gum or dip) or regular playing. Also, cysts do run in the paternal side of my family.

ThomasDodd · Post by **ThomasDodd** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:40 am

MartyNeilan wrote:The nurse who examined it this afternoon said that there is a cyst beneath it causing all the problems. I was given penicillan for a week to see if that helps (it helped get rid of a cyst in my leg in high school.) If not, I will have to see an oral surgeon to have it cut out. Bummer.

I wish antibiotics had worked for me.

I had a cyst in the upper gum, above the 2nd tooth to the right of center. Over the yeares it pushed the tooth so the end touched my lip. I never even noticed it untill I tried t9o play trombone again (after 4 years only playing tuba). The T-bone moutpiece fll over the trooth and kept cutting my lip. No problem with a tuba MP all that time. Ended up having the cyst removed, and the tooth moved back, quickly. Then I could attemopt to play again:)

That said it was a benign cancer, and just a random thing. Go figure.
You may be a similar cancer. Just some random mutation in the DNA, but not dangerous. But if they remove it, make sure they do a biopsy to be sure.

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:20 pm

Two things from the Alternative Medicine Advocate....if you take an antibiotic, afterwards for a while take a proper probiotic supplement to straighten out your gut flora. The most excellent one I've found is discussed at www.primaldefense.net. There is also much educational info there about the importance of a healthy gut.

And....even a cyst can be a weird allergic reaction to something (like a new filling or a new toothpaste.) I have the most off-the-wall reactions to things I either ingest or come in contact with, that "regular" medical science is baffled by. Which is why I am such an alternative medicine advocate. Anyone with weird physical symptoms and/or run of the mill allergies, may benefit from absorbing the material at http://www.naet.com/

MA

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