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I (as my 13-year-old son) bit my lip and now there is like a light grey lump inside of my mouth (behind my lip). i can feel the lump with my tongue?

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Dr. Neil McLeod answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

Well you are young to be participating in such an adult forum, well done. You have probably cut and blocked the duct of a salivary gland in the lip and now you have a mucocele, a collection of mucous in a sack. Have your dentist look at it and advise you what the best thing to do is. Resist biting it!

Answered 10/16/2021

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Avoid playing with it with your tongue. Avoid biting it. Be careful eating the next few days. It should heal, like any other bruise, in a week or so. If it does not heal then see your dentist

Answered 10/16/2021

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Agree with Dr. McLeod. The child probably has a mucocele and it may require attention of a dentist or oral surgeon. Visit this site for info: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001639.htm Wish you and your son good health!

Answered 10/16/2021

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The bite may have damaged the duct of a minor salivary gland creating a mucocele (radula). It should self resolve in under 2 weeks. If not, see an Oral Surgeon. Healing tissues sometimes appear grey. If not completely resolved in 2 weeks, see an Oral Surgeon.

Answered 10/16/2021

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