Question:
Hi k. It just so happens my ulcerated sore is painful. I know I’ll soon be hearing from my regular dentist, so will keep you updated. I think that was the main reason I popped in this group - because I read somewhere that mouth sores can be one sign of Lupus. Nanny "kcat" <kcattxf…@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3a2mrvcvl6icpqf7ci6tprnvbrho8tpl1r@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:27:04 -0500, "Nanny" <dorlc…@tds.net> wrote: > >we will proceed with the fitting of a cover to wear to see if the sore goes > >away. Then, if it doesn’t or if the sore changes, then he will do a biopsy. > >Nanny > Best of luck on this. Oral ulcerations are very common in lupus and > other autoimmune diseases. Hopefully it is "just" the tooth problem. > But I know several folks here get these things regularly and it’s a > problem. > One bit of info that is often stated in lupus literature but should > be, IMO, disregarded almost entirely is that these ulcerations are > painless. Certainly many of them are. But just as many are not (if > not due to neuropathy or the like, then due to the suppression of the > immune system by meds allowing yeast and bacteria to exacerbate the > problem. > I assume the biopsy would include proper antibody testing? > anyway – hope it all works out. > k
Response:
I wanted to report back the results of my visit to the oral surgeon on Monday. My regular dentist referred me to him because a sore on the side of my tongue was not healing and he wanted the oral surgeon to determine whether a biopsy was indicated. The oral surgeon noticed immediately that the sore on my tongue lined up *perfectly* with 2 of my bottom molars, one of which has a rough surface due to my dentist having had to make a spot for the wire on my partial plate to fit in. He said it’s definitely ulcerated, but he’s inclined to think it’s because I constantly bite that area, and probably more at night. He said if it was really bothering me, he could numb it right then and remove it, but he recommended that my dentist first fit me with a plastic cover to wear over those teeth that are irritating the tongue. He also felt it and said it was very soft, while *most* cancerous sores are hard to the touch. So, we will proceed with the fitting of a cover to wear to see if the sore goes away. Then, if it doesn’t or if the sore changes, then he will do a biopsy. Nanny
Response:
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:27:04 -0500, "Nanny" <dorlc…@tds.net> wrote: >we will proceed with the fitting of a cover to wear to see if the sore goes >away. Then, if it doesn’t or if the sore changes, then he will do a biopsy. >Nanny
Best of luck on this. Oral ulcerations are very common in lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Hopefully it is "just" the tooth problem. But I know several folks here get these things regularly and it’s a problem. One bit of info that is often stated in lupus literature but should be, IMO, disregarded almost entirely is that these ulcerations are painless. Certainly many of them are. But just as many are not (if not due to neuropathy or the like, then due to the suppression of the immune system by meds allowing yeast and bacteria to exacerbate the problem. I assume the biopsy would include proper antibody testing? anyway – hope it all works out. k
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