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The roof of my mouth had a bump and around it's purple like a bruise. i haven't had any trauma or ate anything hot. any ideas as to what it might be?

Q: the roof of my mouth had a bump and around it's purple like a bruise. i haven't had any trauma or ate anything hot. any ideas as to what it might be?

: Suggest that you get this area checked out by an oral surgeon, esp if it has been present for a while. Although it may be nothing serious, an evaluation and thorough exam of the oral cavity and neck should be performed to make certain that this is so.

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Suggest that you get this area checked out by an oral surgeon, esp if it has been present for a while. Although it may be nothing serious, an evaluation and thorough exam of the oral cavity and neck should be performed to make certain that this is so.

Answered 7/27/2023

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A member asked:

The roof of my mouth had a bump and around it's purple like a bruise. i haven't had any trauma or ate anything hot. any ideas as to what it might be?

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