# Oral and dental care **URL:** https://community.patient.info/c/oral-and-dental-care/44.md [Latest](https://community.patient.info/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.patient.info/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.patient.info/tags.md) --- ## [About the Oral and dental care category](https://community.patient.info/t/about-the-oral-and-dental-care-category/807048)
**Author:** [@discourse\_admin](https://community.patient.info/u/discourse_admin)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Has anyone experienced anything like this and it’s been down to horrible tonsil crypt / stones?](https://community.patient.info/t/has-anyone-experienced-anything-like-this-and-it-s-been-down-to-horrible-tonsil-crypt-stones/1014595)
**Author:** [@Silver356](https://community.patient.info/u/Silver356)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 11:35 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/has-anyone-experienced-anything-like-this-and-it-s-been-down-to-horrible-tonsil-crypt-stones/1014595 "2026-09-04T11:35:47Z")
Since November of last year I’ve been having a recurrent stone in a deep crypt that hides behind my tonsil pillar on the right. My jaw lymph node is constantly aching and one deeper further down my neck, kind of in line … --- ## [Could a general dentist detect early periodontal disease?](https://community.patient.info/t/could-a-general-dentist-detect-early-periodontal-disease/769188)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1042247](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1042247)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2026 05:25 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/could-a-general-dentist-detect-early-periodontal-disease/769188 "2026-07-29T05:25:03Z")
Yes, please read my question again carefully. Could a GENERAL DENTIST detect EARLY periodontal disease? My situation was, I visited A FEW general dentists for second opinion, they said I DID NOT have periodontal diseas… --- ## [Possible sublingual bed fibrosis, pls help!](https://community.patient.info/t/possible-sublingual-bed-fibrosis-pls-help/987572)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1240490](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1240490)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2026 17:30 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/possible-sublingual-bed-fibrosis-pls-help/987572 "2026-07-22T17:30:19Z")
Hey all Im struggling since 2020 with a mystery salivary gland condition that has affected my left submandibular and sublingual gland thit both got progressively hard, fibrotic, glass-like … before the removal of the gl… --- ## [Submandibular Gland Removal Surgery - what to expect?](https://community.patient.info/t/submandibular-gland-removal-surgery-what-to-expect/734911)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1309388](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1309388)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 09:15 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/submandibular-gland-removal-surgery-what-to-expect/734911 "2026-06-30T09:15:11Z")
Hi Everyone, I hope Lockdown is going ok for everyone. I am hoping if someone can share their surgery experience with me so that I know what to expect and mentally prepare myself. I am on a waiting list to have my subm… --- ## [Submandibular gland removal](https://community.patient.info/t/submandibular-gland-removal/806033)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1479297](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1479297)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 June 2026 09:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/submandibular-gland-removal/806033 "2026-06-24T09:38:41Z")
hi everyone, 10 days ago i had my submandibular gland removed due to a ranula i have a hard lump where the ranula use to be and im afraid it came back already has anyone had experience with this? (thank you --- ## [Original act mouthwash](https://community.patient.info/t/original-act-mouthwash/898098)
**Author:** [@Cameo\_Langsworth](https://community.patient.info/u/Cameo_Langsworth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 March 2026 17:43 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/original-act-mouthwash/898098 "2026-03-29T17:43:53Z")
A long time ago when 2 in 1 mouthwashes didnt exist and the only anticavity mouthwash that existed was original act anticavity mouthwash, how should this have been used in conjunction with listerine if listerine was only… --- ## [Weird bumps on back of tongue white film](https://community.patient.info/t/weird-bumps-on-back-of-tongue-white-film/726728)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1278431](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1278431)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [9 January 2026 17:58 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/weird-bumps-on-back-of-tongue-white-film/726728 "2026-01-09T17:58:41Z")
I was treated for possible thrush months ago but doctor advised me to stop nystatin because of possible allergic reaction. still have a white film on tongue and tongue almost seems fuzzy. when I brush those things pop … --- ## [Lesion on tongue after oral sex on girl](https://community.patient.info/t/lesion-on-tongue-after-oral-sex-on-girl/848443)
**Author:** [@O\_M](https://community.patient.info/u/O_M)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 December 2025 16:34 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/lesion-on-tongue-after-oral-sex-on-girl/848443 "2025-12-13T16:34:42Z")
Hi guys, so in July I met this girl and I preformed oral sex on her . A week later I started getting ulcers on right side. With very weird taste in mouth 2 weeks after I did chlamydia and gonorrhea swab it was negativ… --- ## [Relentless mouth ulcers with no known cause](https://community.patient.info/t/relentless-mouth-ulcers-with-no-known-cause/794431)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1450527](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1450527)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [8 October 2025 23:58 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/relentless-mouth-ulcers-with-no-known-cause/794431 "2025-10-08T23:58:19Z")
I’ve been suffering miserably with mouth ulcers for months. On the inside of the cheeks, under the tongue, behind the bottom lip, on the gums, and even on the sides and tip of the tongue. Each wave is of at least 20 and … --- ## [Burning Mouth Syndrome](https://community.patient.info/t/burning-mouth-syndrome/585659)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2025 04:19 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/burning-mouth-syndrome/585659 "2025-09-01T04:19:00Z")
I recently had a colonoscopy where I went through anesthesia. After I woke up from the procedure and came home everytime I moved my tongue around my mouth it felt like a burning sensation on my top, roof of mouth and the… --- ## [Roof of mouth cuts](https://community.patient.info/t/roof-of-mouth-cuts/820966)
**Author:** [@Srijoni\_Banerjee](https://community.patient.info/u/Srijoni_Banerjee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 August 2025 20:44 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/roof-of-mouth-cuts/820966 "2025-08-27T20:44:22Z")
I am 55 year old , had hysterectomy last year but was in menopause from before that I have very recurrent painless splits or like tears in my anterior roof of mouth They heal by themselves Its like a fragile roof of … --- ## [Gum disease](https://community.patient.info/t/gum-disease/815526)
**Author:** [@Lady\_M](https://community.patient.info/u/Lady_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2025 14:58 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/gum-disease/815526 "2025-07-28T14:58:30Z")
My gums bleed all the time and i believe i have bad breath because of that.I need help. --- ## [Bilateral swollen parotid glans for months](https://community.patient.info/t/bilateral-swollen-parotid-glans-for-months/670618)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1198894](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1198894)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2024 09:17 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/bilateral-swollen-parotid-glans-for-months/670618 "2024-02-20T09:17:31Z")
I am suffering from bilateral swollen parotid glands for months. I don’t have pain but definitely don’t feel like myself. Lots of headaches and intermittent pain by my ear. The doctor wants to wait 3 months befor… --- ## [Swollen bilateral glands on my neck. Been going on for 5 weeks. No infection, no pain. They go up a.](https://community.patient.info/t/swollen-bilateral-glands-on-my-neck-been-going-on-for-5-weeks-no-infection-no-pain-they-go-up-a/655557)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1177945](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1177945)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2024 09:02 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/swollen-bilateral-glands-on-my-neck-been-going-on-for-5-weeks-no-infection-no-pain-they-go-up-a/655557 "2024-02-20T09:02:49Z")
Any ideas. Swollen bilateral glands on my neck, dry mouth. No pain. No infection cause. --- ## [Are these patches in my mouth normal?](https://community.patient.info/t/are-these-patches-in-my-mouth-normal/806647)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1481313](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1481313)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 February 2024 23:37 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/are-these-patches-in-my-mouth-normal/806647 "2024-02-09T23:37:25Z")
The first picture is what my mouth looked like a few weeks ago and the next 3 are how my mouth looks like now. Admittedly I don’t really know how it’s supposed to look. I only noticed the red and white discoloura… --- ## [Dry mouth for a few weeks, tongue webbing and base of mouth sore (aching)](https://community.patient.info/t/dry-mouth-for-a-few-weeks-tongue-webbing-and-base-of-mouth-sore-aching/806211)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1479936](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1479936)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2024 11:12 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/dry-mouth-for-a-few-weeks-tongue-webbing-and-base-of-mouth-sore-aching/806211 "2024-02-11T11:12:09Z")
37/m, vape & drink frequently (4-6 cans 2-3 times a week) I have been suffering with a dry mouth for a few weeks now, all day every day. This has caused mouth ulcers and now I have a few blood blisters on my cheek. I a… --- ## [Thrush? Leukoplakia?](https://community.patient.info/t/thrush-leukoplakia/806461)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1009835](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1009835)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 February 2024 19:36 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/thrush-leukoplakia/806461 "2024-02-01T19:36:14Z")
hi, I’ve been on the ENT waiting list for nearly a year now due to pain and swelling around my tonsils. my tonsils don’t look normal as they have a few lumps and bumps (one which looks like a cyst). I also have areas of… --- ## [My front teeth both upper and lower have started to tingle intermittently throughout the day](https://community.patient.info/t/my-front-teeth-both-upper-and-lower-have-started-to-tingle-intermittently-throughout-the-day/806275)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1141001](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1141001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 January 2024 16:48 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/my-front-teeth-both-upper-and-lower-have-started-to-tingle-intermittently-throughout-the-day/806275 "2024-01-23T16:48:38Z")
Hello my front teeth both upper and lower have started to tingle intermittently throughout the day. this has been happening for the last 2 weeks. some of my heavily filled molars also tingle. its like a brief electric t… --- ## [Deep Filling](https://community.patient.info/t/deep-filling/806249)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1191008](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1191008)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 January 2024 17:07 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/deep-filling/806249 "2024-01-21T17:07:15Z")
Had a deep filling done 2 days ago, and all of a sudden today I got excruciating sharp pain where the filling is, happened a couple of times today and only lasts for a few seconds. Seems to happen when moving a mouth. Is… --- ## [Burning Mouth](https://community.patient.info/t/burning-mouth/549128)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_995861](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_995861)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [20 January 2024 20:43 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/burning-mouth/549128 "2024-01-20T20:43:17Z")
I have been suffering from burning mouth for over 2 years and it has been making my life unbearable. I have been to numerous doctors and had many tests. Burning is not the problem as much as dryness and soreness and d… --- ## [Hard swelling under incision after submandibular gland removal](https://community.patient.info/t/hard-swelling-under-incision-after-submandibular-gland-removal/646178)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1157479](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1157479)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [9 January 2024 04:20 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/hard-swelling-under-incision-after-submandibular-gland-removal/646178 "2024-01-09T04:20:48Z")
Hi everyone, 4 days ago I had my right submandibular gland removed due to an infection in it and subsequent swelling that would not go down. After the surgery, I was in extreme pain for about 36 hours, somewhat at the in… --- ## [Can lung cancer be cured?](https://community.patient.info/t/can-lung-cancer-be-cured/806013)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1479243](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1479243)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 January 2024 04:00 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/can-lung-cancer-be-cured/806013 "2024-01-08T04:00:00Z")
Can lung cancer be cured? --- ## [Hard submandibular gland](https://community.patient.info/t/hard-submandibular-gland/706201)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1248633](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1248633)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [29 December 2023 02:00 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/hard-submandibular-gland/706201 "2023-12-29T02:00:45Z")
about 4-5 months ago I noticed what I though qhat swollen lymph node went to dr he had me wait a couple weeks see if they went away on their own. they didn’t so I had ultrasound showed that they were swollen. he referred… --- ## [Is this my parotid gland and if so, is it supposed to be this big?](https://community.patient.info/t/is-this-my-parotid-gland-and-if-so-is-it-supposed-to-be-this-big/761437)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_896267](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_896267)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [29 December 2023 00:23 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-this-my-parotid-gland-and-if-so-is-it-supposed-to-be-this-big/761437 "2023-12-29T00:23:05Z")
25F 5’2 and I weigh 133 lbs A few weeks ago I was just feeling my neck and I noticed it felt hard on my left side. When I looked in the mirror, I could see it looked visible too and I’m petty sure it never looked like … --- ## [advice please, lump in or near submandibular gland.](https://community.patient.info/t/advice-please-lump-in-or-near-submandibular-gland/26779)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [29 December 2023 00:03 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/advice-please-lump-in-or-near-submandibular-gland/26779 "2023-12-29T00:03:18Z")
Hi everyone i was hoping if anyone could shead some light on this for me, as it is making me quite anxious. I have been to the doctors today but they seem quite baffled. I have a lump in or near my submandibular gland. I… --- ## [Sharing experience with salivary stone in the submandibular gland](https://community.patient.info/t/sharing-experience-with-salivary-stone-in-the-submandibular-gland/449763)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_786547](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_786547)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2023 10:09 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/sharing-experience-with-salivary-stone-in-the-submandibular-gland/449763 "2023-12-15T10:09:07Z")
Hello, I wanted to share my recent experience with a salivary stone in the submandibular gland. I will say my experience with these stones was fustrating and painful. Although it can be excurcitingly painful, there is o… --- ## [Does my tongue look normal?](https://community.patient.info/t/does-my-tongue-look-normal/805624)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1073306](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1073306)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 December 2023 09:21 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/does-my-tongue-look-normal/805624 "2023-12-14T09:21:51Z")
Hi, looking fir some advice in whether my tongue looks normal? my mouth has been very dry last few days and tongue has been white for a while. my lips are very dry also and a few days ago had a white coating on inside o… --- ## [Sticky saliva that has plagued me for 4 years.](https://community.patient.info/t/sticky-saliva-that-has-plagued-me-for-4-years/776651)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1409025](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1409025)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 December 2023 04:51 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/sticky-saliva-that-has-plagued-me-for-4-years/776651 "2023-12-11T04:51:23Z")
hello everyone im 25 years Old and I have been dealing with this condition for about five years. Symptoms are super thick mucus that gets stuck in my throat every single time I eat something or drink something. I stop sm… --- ## [Tooth sensitive to pressure, what could it be?](https://community.patient.info/t/tooth-sensitive-to-pressure-what-could-it-be/804639)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1271301](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1271301)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2023 21:46 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/tooth-sensitive-to-pressure-what-could-it-be/804639 "2023-10-10T21:46:19Z")
I had bad oral hygiene and developed a deep cavity, it was sensitive to cold and was hurting randomly troughout the day. I went to the dentist yesterday and they drilled into the tooth, put some medicine ( some kind of … [Next page](https://community.patient.info/c/oral-and-dental-care/44.md?page=1)