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White patches due to cheek biting
Hi sir
First of all I have no habits of smoking or chewing tobacco or any thing . But I have white patches and white line left side of the mouth and I consulted dentist and she said this is due to chronic and long-lasting cheek biting due to misaligned teeth and she gave some vitamins and cylate gel and told to do mouth bulge to avoid contact of teeth and cheek . How many days it will take to cure this abnormal tissue and i m scared this will turn into cancer ? And what steps should I take to avoid this chronic biting
And today I am facing cheek pain and jaw pain and I don't know whether it's due to that bulge exercise
Your suggestions means a lot to me how much time it will take this to turn into cancer ?
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hello sir,firstly dont need to be worrie,it wont cause cancer.These patched will dissapear in some days.It will take time to heal. Be cautious while eating.Try not to bite your cheek.Check for sharp edges on your teeth.Jaw pain may be result of exercises.
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Hi.
Welcome to Practo.
First of all, you need to stop panicking. What white tissue you're describing hasn't happened overnight. It's happened over a period of time.
It's a result of chronic factors.
As your dentist explained to you it's because of malalignment of teeth when they come in contact with each other. For that, if there are sharp edges of the teeth..those need to be rounded off (should be done by your dentist)..so that they don't come in contact with your cheek and cause more trauma.
Second you need to mindfully not bite your cheek..modify your chewing habits if your cheek keeps getting bitten.
And most importantly, like the patches came over time..they will disappear over time or may just become milder in appearance.
You need to believe in the process of your body healing and let the multivitamins work.
You are already in a better place as you don't have any habits.
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Continue the multivitamins.
Continue to apply the gel.
Stop overthinking about cancer.
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