Lumpy inner bottom lip :(

[alcopop]

Hi all

I'm really trying hard not to panic about this, but does anyone else have a weirdly lumpy purple-tinged bottom lip (on the inside)?

When I pull my bottom lip right down, exposing my lower gums, it looks like a really uneven lumpy surface to the inner lip.

All the images I can find online of bottom lips, they all look smooth and pink with no lumpiness...

Thanks in advance.

[Fishmanpa]

My question is why would you do this type of self-examination and what in the heck were you looking for? We're not made of porcelain so I wouldn't expect every surface of our bodies to be perfect and pristine so.....

FMP

[alcopop]

Hi FishMan. Good question - To be honest, I have been having wisdom tooth problems for years now, with pain and impactedness etc... and I heard somewhere that a woman's wisdom tooth led to mouth cancer.... so eventually I was checking all areas of my mouth for any signs of mouth cancer. That's when I noticed how lumpy the lower lip tissue is.... and I panicked, "simple" as that!

[Fishmanpa]

Well there you go then. Appreciate the honesty and you know you're fine :winks:

PS: Stop doing that!

FMP

[Debsi77]

Hi just a quick reassurance that this is totally normal for your mouth and absolutely nothing to worry about at all. Also I have never heard of a link between wisdom teeth and oral cancer in my 27 years in the world of dentistry - hope this helps

[alcopop]

Thanks, both. You have jointly reassured me on all fronts <3

[Debsi77]

Happy to help :)