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Gums on roof of mouth peel when eating hard food, slight pain, cause?

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Dr. Douglas Fronzaglia ii, do, ms answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

Normal: Hard, rough or sharp food and candy can commonly cause small tears on the roof of the mouth. This is normal.

Answered 5/7/2016

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Abrasion: The hard food may be causing some abrasion or irritation to the palatal tissues, which can be thin in some patients, especially if there is a palatal torus (bony growth in the roof of the palate).

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/18/2014

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