Hey all,
I have a question about a bump I discovered recently in my mouth while prodding around with my tongue. I've googled to no end but nothing seems to fit. It may be normal anatomy, but I just noticed it and have convinced myself I would have noticed it before now if it were, since I feel around that area of my mouth pretty often as a kind of nervous habit.
Here are some characteristics:
- 25 y/o male
- Bump is located about 1-1.5cm below the bottom of my lower, center front teeth (where the hard gums meet the kind of mushy, floor-of-mouth area, or, right around where the frenulum of the tongue attaches.)
- Feels about the size of a match head; like a roundish, firm node
- Firm, but fleshy (almost "cartiledgy" feeling), not bony
- Can't really "move" it back and forth with my tongue; seems fixed onto whatever the hard surface under there is considered to be (gums? jaw?)
- Can't see anything; can only feel it when pressing with the tongue on that area
I attached a picture for reference (not my mouth, just the area where my description is referring to). Right in that little "depression" looking area.
Any ideas of what this could be? I have no problem visiting the dentist for a check, but would rather avoid going in urgently just to be told it's normal, although even that would probably serve to relieve some anxiety.
Thanks for any help.