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I have a salivary cyst on my lower lip what are some treatment options or what should i do when it pops?

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Dr. Peter Certo answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Go to Dentist: You need to have that cyst evaluated by a dental professional, wether it is ur general dentist or oral surgeon. There is no saliva gland inside ur lower lip. The salivary duct openings are under ur tongue and in ur cheeks by ur upper 1st molars.

Answered 6/3/2016

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Dr. Renae Roelofs answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Visit your dentist: Whenever you have a sore in or around your mouth for more than 2 weeks you should have it checked out by a dentist.

Answered 10/6/2016

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Dr. Simon Rosenberg answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

Have It Treated Now: To minimize scaring that is more likely if you wait til it pops by itself, have it evaluated by an oral surgeon and they will review treatment options, at your earliest convenience.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Datta Malyavantham answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry

Total excision : Best treatment is to have it removed from oral surgeon or your dentist who does it. Removal of cyst is done under local anesthetic and healing time is few days.

Answered 1/25/2015

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Dr. Neil McLeod answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

Don't bite it again: Mucoceles, those bluish salivary cysts are usually the result of trauma when they occur of the lip, and if they do not drain they can harden and become a disfigurement to the lip. Ithe process of treating and removing a cyst, one might cut a duct of the numerous other small salivary gland that are a natural and necessary part of labial anatomy. I recommend that you an experienced oral surgeon.

Answered 8/21/2016

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Mucocele: There are only two types of treatment: excision or marsupialization (a new duct formation). See your dentist for evaluation and treatment options.

Answered 6/8/2016

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See ENT: as you will need a procedure to take care of this problem.

Answered 10/21/2016

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