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Weird painless swelling under tongue - why?

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Dr. Meng Syn answered

Salivary glands: That area is dense in salivary glands, it may be an occluded salivary gland. Sometimes they go away by themselves. Have your dentist take a look to rule out other more rare possibilities.

Answered 1/26/2013

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Maybe a cyst: Or a blocked salivary gland duct. You should see your dentist or an oral surgeon as there are several other possiblites.

Answered 9/25/2018

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