Hole at back of inner cheek!

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First thought I bit my cheek, then thought I had a canker sore but I am not sure.. I have a lot of pain at the back of my mouth near my jaw and a small hole has appeared. It’s hard to chew and has been painful for a week now. Is this a canker sore or something to do with my wisdom teeth/molars? Help!
 

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Hi Julia,

Don't believe that it has anything to do with your teeth. Appears to be a canker sore but you can never be too sure though so best thing to do is check with your dentist.
 

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I went to see a dentist and he told me it's just a big ulcer and that it will go away in 2 to 3 weeks. Mine would hurt a lot when I was eating so he gave me a syrup that basically numbs ur whole mouth so that u wouldn't feel discomfort or pain while eating. you should go get it if u have the same problem. He also said the cause of ulcers is lack of sleep, stress, lack of vitamin so go get some multivitamins gummies in ur grocery store
 

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Help the doctors don’t know what it is my cheek is swelling amd I have a huge gash in the back of my inner cheek that looks like x their is no white it’s just a huge gash and is sore it seems to be getting bigger.
 

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First thought I bit my cheek, then thought I had a canker sore but I am not sure.. I have a lot of pain at the back of my mouth near my jaw and a small hole has appeared. It’s hard to chew and has been painful for a week now. Is this a canker sore or something to do with my wisdom teeth/molars? Help!
 

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Hey! I have the exact same hole as yours on my right inner cheek! I was searching on Google what it is called but nothing comes up, do you have any idea what it might be exactly? My jaw also hurts whenever I eat and I can't open my mouth properly
 

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OP was in 2018. If other people have similar issues, please provide photos, and what steps you have taken to have it investigated.
 

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I also have something similar or the same, I first noticed it a couple of days ago, moving my jaw and eating is slightly painful and uncomfortable, mine is behind the last tooth, it's much smaller and doesn't have any colour. ( possibly it gets bigger over time )

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Also, this might not be related at all. but the day before I started to notice it I burned my tongue with hot tea and also poked the inside of my cheek with a sharp crisp. but I do not believe it would manage to poke all the way in the corner so I don think the crisp caused the hole.
 
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i also have a similar hole at the exact same position. it hurts when i eat or try to chew hard food. no bleeding at all no blood. there is a very small whitish cover around it too.
 

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hi i also have to same thing when i first saw i was scared and i did not know what to do its very painful i can't open my mouth right or chew on my left inner mouth there is white covered on it please help me!!!!! what do i do?
 

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Hi all. But of insight if you have the same. I went to the dentist as I thought it was a wisdom tooth growing by the hole. But turns out my top wisdom tooth kept hitting my lower gum as I was talking and eating and caused it from impact. Currently surviving off Bonjela , ibuprofen and salt water rinses 3 weeks later after my dentist emergency appointment told me there’s nothing she can do 🤣🤞🏻
 

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Hey! I have the exact same hole as yours on my right inner cheek! I was searching on Google what it is called but nothing comes up, do you have any idea what it might be exactly? My jaw also hurts whenever I eat and I can't open my mouth properly
did you ever figure this out this is me now
 

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Hey! I have the exact same hole as yours on my right inner cheek! I was searching on Google what it is called but nothing comes up, do you have any idea what it might be exactly? My jaw also hurts whenever I eat and I can't open my mouth properly
did you ever figure this out this is me now
I also have something similar or the same, I first noticed it a couple of days ago, moving my jaw and eating is slightly painful and uncomfortable, mine is behind the last tooth, it's much smaller and doesn't have any colour. ( possibly it gets bigger over time )

( sorry for the photo quality )

EDIT :
Also, this might not be related at all. but the day before I started to notice it I burned my tongue with hot tea and also poked the inside of my cheek with a sharp crisp. but I do not believe it would manage to poke all the way in the corner so I don think the crisp caused the hole.
you figure this out ?
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First thought I bit my cheek, then thought I had a canker sore but I am not sure.. I have a lot of pain at the back of my mouth near my jaw and a small hole has appeared. It’s hard to chew and has been painful for a week now. Is this a canker sore or something to do with my wisdom teeth/molars? Help!


Hello, did you find out what this was? I have the exact same and in the same place in my mouth!
 

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I have the infamous hole as well. My dentist told me I have a buccoangular impaction. Meaning the angle my back wisdom tooth is growing it towards my cheeks, so a whole has formed to make space for the head of the tooth. The hole will not close until tooth is removed.
 

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