It is a hard bump that is immovable and it is on my left side of my jaw line...it feels like it is connected to the bone. Is it part of my bone? It's not on my other side or anyone i ask doesn't have it. Its like about where my last molar is but below it...on the bone i think. Could it have something to do with that i got my wisdom teeth out in December?
2007-07-03 12:54:25 · 3 answers · asked by Shannon F 2 in Health ➔ Dental
From your description I would say it is a bony growth called an Exostosis or a Torus. This is a benign growth of bone on the roof of the mouth or on the jaw. Also in the differential diagnosis would be a Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma or other bone-producing soft tissue mass of the oral mucosa. An x-ray may help determine what it is. Certainly removing it and sending it for analysis would also definitively identify the bump. However, tori and exostosis are quite common and not something to worry about unless it poses so kind of functional problem. I myself have 3 or 4 bumps like this.
There is a soft tissue mass in that area called the Retromolar Pad that may be more noticeable since your wisdom tooth extraction, but if it is really hard it is more likely bone.
2007-07-03 13:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by Dave F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a gland! Its called a submandibular gland and it produces saliva. i learned about it in anatomy class this year.
2007-07-04 01:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be a ryder?
2007-07-03 21:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋