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I have pain under my tongue the right side of the frenulum not the tongue itself but part underneath. it regularly pains if i press it and feels sore?

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Dr. David Epstein answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry

See Dentist: See your dentist or an oral surgeon. It could possibly be a sublingual or submandibular infection, blockage of salivary gland/glands or a mucocele.

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/4/2019

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