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I am experiencing recurrent blood clots in my mouth. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I just delivered a baby five months ago. Since two months, I have this recurrent blood clot in my mouth (photo attached). Whenever I wake up, I feel it, and it comes up as a huge blood clot. Initially, it is not painful but is at the same site each time. And later, it turns into an ulcer ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The bruise on your lower lip looks like bleeding from an ulcer (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As you have mentioned that it is recurrent in the last two months, I suspect it to be the normal oral ulcers. Please do not attempt to pierce it. Keep observ... Read Full »
I have a slight red patch on the gums near a decayed tooth. Is this cancer?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 18 years old. I have not been to the dentist in the last seven years. I have three decayed teeth in my mouth. Right above one of them on the outside of my gum a little red patch popped up and then it started to decay. On the other side, that is, on the inside of the gum right above m... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I would like to advise you not to panic relating it to cancer. I saw the picture you sent me (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It is the remnants of your tooth, which is left behind the gums. Your first molar has decayed so much that there ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I got my teeth extracted a few days ago, my tongue got hurt that day and now I have noticed a spot under my tongue. It is not a bubble but a painful spot. I am wondering if they did this during the extraction. Kindly suggest. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I saw the picture you have attached along with the complaint (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). It is a mouth ulcer that can occur due to various reasons and not because of an extraction procedure. Mouth ulcers are usually painful and resolve auto... Read Full »
I have small, dark red spots above my back tooth. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have small, pinhead-sized, dark red spots around and slightly above my second to last back tooth (molars removed). I am wondering if it is just from brushing or if I should be more worried. I had a cavity on the lower right side filled approximately one week ago and it is still sore. I... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. 2. The soreness you feel in the filled tooth is a common one after getting any filling done. This means you are slowly getting adapted to the newly filled tooth. 3. Coming to your main concern, the tiny red s... Read Full »
I have a painless white patch on the backside of my tongue. What does it indicate?
Query: Hello doctor, What is this white thing on the back side of my tongue? It is painless. I also recently had strep throat and was taking Amoxicillin but that was a week ago and the strep infection is gone. I am not sure when I got this painless thing on my tongue. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the picture you have attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). It looks like a whitish erosion of the thin oral mucosa surrounded by a red halo and is also flat. These are mostly oral ulcers which usually occur due to stress, hormonal ... Read Full »
Will smoking cause red and black patches inside the mouth?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 22 year old male, who weighs 90 kg and 6 feet tall. I have pain in my chest and dyspnea from the past four months. For the last ten days, I noticed black and red patches in my mouth. I use tobacco, so I am scared that I have cancer. The spots are present on both side in my mout... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The red and black patches which are painful are mostly oral ulcers. The blackish color should be the effect of the smoking habit. With the history you have given, I suspect it to be nicotine stomatitis, which is ulcers due to smoking. Vitamin B12 deficiency and stress ar... Read Full »
I have irritated red spots on the tongue and roof of mouth. What is it?
Query: Hello doctor, Ulcers are formed after getting a tooth extraction and have gotten worse and not gone away. They have been there for a month. I am worried it is oral cancer. Also, my tongue is sensitive and my tongue is slightly white, I also got white spots on the inside of my cheek and irritated re... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details and also saw the pictures you have attached. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The oral ulcer at the corner of your mouth seems to be formed by some external irritating factors like a toothbru... Read Full »