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Been having a recurrent painful bump on my tongue. i have bitten it by mistake a couple times, sometimes it seems to come back if i eat certain foods?
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Bite carefully: Next time (my bad!). Get reassurance from ur dr or dentist that it's a benign condition from repetitive trauma and nothing serious.Take care!
Answered 4/14/2014
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