Please help - Mouth cancer fear

[sus21]

Hi

Would love any advice as am getting worried now.

I often bite the inside of my cheek in my sleep and now notice I have a raised white line at the inside of my cheek near my back molars. I foolishly read health book whih said raised white lesions can be leukoplakia a condition which can be pre cancerous and need to be removed by Dr. So off i went.

Dr said he can not see it clearly and its up to me if i want to go to a dermatologist and gave me a referral.

What i am wondering is ... if you bite the inside of your mouth can you tell me if you get a raised white area as it heals? Or do any of you have while scar area inaside your cheeks? I don't remember biting it but sometimes in my sleep? Perhaps it is this...any feedback would make me feel alot better... reading about leukoplakia on internet I dont have a patch more a line of raised skin thats white...aaaaggghhhhh!

Thanks !!!!!
SUE x

[sus21]

Sorry forgot to add any info on mouth cancer what it is like would be good too so i can rule it out- I don't want to spook myself by searching the internet anymore

Love SUE x

[sus21]

Also could be lichen planus- which is what it is more likely to be - Dr just referreed me on as knows i will stress withoutn proper diagnosis and gave no indication but did googleand saw pics of this and this is a little like what I have which is only 1cm long in a Y shape. Any advise much much appreciated

[jo61]

Have you seen a dentist recently? They often rule these things out quite easily and their surgeries are equipped to be able to see it more easily.

[groovygranny]

Hi there Sue!

Don't know if this is of any help, but I chew the inside of my mouth when I'm either nervous or concentrating and don't realise I'm doing it a lot of the time until people ask what I'm eating !! (I suddenly realised I was doing it when I read your post lol!) - don't know if I do it in my sleep (I'll ask dahling hubby!)

Yes, I have seen raised white lines (just nipped to the 'ladies' to check and yep, there they are!) and just put it down to my 'chewing' so I hope you find this encouraging.

Think Jo's advice is wise - go see your dentist and tell him what you do in your sleep. I'm sure he'll be able to put your mind at ease.

Big hugs

[LucyA]

Hi Sue,
I don't bite my cheek in my sleep but when I was younger I had all kinds of braces and sometimes I would get my cheek caught between wires and this would nip at it as teeth would. I used to get white raised bits when this happened, I suspect this is where the mouth heals. Still, it is probably best to go to the dentist as groovy granny said to put your mind at rest!

xx

[anxious]

Hi Sue

ive sent you a email,

anx xx

[Toffeeapple]

I bite the insides of my cheeks all the time and get y shaped raised white skin. It's where it heals (and then I bite that and all ).

[Toffeeapple]

At least I assume it's due to that as it's on the inside of my cheek at the same level of the "biting" tooth (teeth).

[belle]

My guess is that they are scars.

x