Daily I've been getting small white/clear films/strings appearing on my buccal mucosa on the right or left or sometimes both sides.
Preceding the onset of the film/strings my mouth feels a little dry for some time. Then several hours later I see this material accumulate on my buccal mucosa only. It does not form or spread anywhere else in the mouth, not on the tongue (laterally, dorsally, ventrally etc), not on the floor or the mouth or the tonils or posterior pharyngeal wall etc.
The material is easily removed by running a finger over it. Once I do this all over the buccal mucosa I collect about 2-3mm of material on my finger tip.
There is no pain, swelling, altered taste, bleeding or smell etc. Nothing abnormal apart from the presence of the material itself.
For this reason I don't think it is pseudomembranous or erythematous candidosis
I personally think my buccal mucosa is exfoliating or shedding. Perhaps a reaction to excessive mouthwash use (which I did do) or toothpaste (I was brushing my teeth about 3 or 4x daily). I was previously using an antibacterial mouthwash TCP too which I dilute and gargle.
I have changed toothpaste and stopped using mouthwash completely but this problem still persists.
One time I used a blue listerene mouthwash and the material in my mouth actually got stained a blue colour!
I do have partially erupted lower wisdom teeth on both sides, there still is some gingiva covering the crowns occusal surface etc., could the material I find in my mouth be broken down gingival epithelium as the wisdom teeth erupt and it accumulates in the deepest part of the buccal sulcus? (as the gum is removed when the tooth erupts)?
The actual material, when removed from the mouth and when placed on my finger tip actually requires some force to pull apart the stringy material - another reason why I think this is epithelium.
Can you help answer my problem?
Thanks.
Thanks.