Mouth bumps

[pattim541]

I recently quit chewing tobacco after several years. Inside my lower lip, below the line where lipstick would go, I can feel several small things --almost like tiny circles, when I push against that area with my tongue. Elsewhere, tiny little bumps. I also have a very small "line" like a thin pencil lead, in the middle of my lower lip. But I also noticed that I have a very sharp edge on one of my lower teeth, which may have caused that "line." I also noticed a small little bump, the size of the head of a pin, on the inside of my upper lip -- but it is not visible. I just noticed that using my thumb and forefinger. I'm scheduled to go to the dentist in a month or so, but am scared about the "bumps" and wonder if I should rush in sooner.

[Matthew Baron, D.M.D.]

If you are having any pain or discomfort, you should go in sooner.  But the visit in a month should be OK.

[pattim541]

What the world could those bumps be? I have been chewing nicotine gum, and my mouth has been kind of dry ...