SarahBear
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Yesterday I noticed just after brushing my teeth that I had a very sore patch on the inside of my bottom lip, kind of low down and to the left. When I looked at it, it looks red and lumpy - I immediately thought inflammation. I'd assume I bit my lip or something, but that's generally something I'd remember doing, and it would be pretty difficult to bite that area.
It aggravated me quite a bit when I ate, then it started to calm down again. When I brushed my teeth before bed, I noticed the same area on the other side of my mouth was starting to do the same thing. Both were very red and inflamed-looking, and the left side may have bled a tiny bit.
It does hurt to run my tongue over these spots, but they do seem to calm down a while after brushing my teeth or eating. I can still feel it faintly, it's just barely painful or visible.
Any ideas on what this is? The beginnings of mouth ulcers, maybe? I'm confused by it being on either side of my mouth. But, is this the way mouth ulcers would usually form? At what point should I be worried?
Also, I did get a new toothbrush and using it the first time was when I noticed this. But, it was the same exact toothbrush as I had before, and all that would have come in contact with that part of my mouth is the back side of it - which would be no different at all from the last toothbrush.
It aggravated me quite a bit when I ate, then it started to calm down again. When I brushed my teeth before bed, I noticed the same area on the other side of my mouth was starting to do the same thing. Both were very red and inflamed-looking, and the left side may have bled a tiny bit.
It does hurt to run my tongue over these spots, but they do seem to calm down a while after brushing my teeth or eating. I can still feel it faintly, it's just barely painful or visible.
Any ideas on what this is? The beginnings of mouth ulcers, maybe? I'm confused by it being on either side of my mouth. But, is this the way mouth ulcers would usually form? At what point should I be worried?
Also, I did get a new toothbrush and using it the first time was when I noticed this. But, it was the same exact toothbrush as I had before, and all that would have come in contact with that part of my mouth is the back side of it - which would be no different at all from the last toothbrush.
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