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I did Self-surgery for broken tongue bones

No one will probably believe me in a million years, because this just does not sound probable, but I'm going to say this, anyway. When I was much younger, perhaps 23 years of age, the bones under the base of my tongue shattered for no apparent reason. I could feel these tiny bone fragments moving about, and the pain was tremendous, cutting me from within. Soon, these bones had formed into a pile, so I elected to remove them myself in order to avoid a trip to the E.R. I made an incision and pulled out what appeared to be yellow pieces of bone, or possibly cartiledge, followed by gray chunks of tissue. There was no bleeding, whatsoever, and no pain afterwards. I have suffered no ill effects from that very surreal situation. No affect was made upon my speech. It has always just sort of haunted me, however, and if there is anyone who can explain what happened, a scientific explanation would be greatly appreciated, and would give me some closure. I have done other self-surgeries, but none so bizarre as this.
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You're a peach! Salt of the earth.  Thank you. I will.
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Hi,
Thank you for the update. Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by dryness of the mouth and eyes. The diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome involves blood tests and radiologic nuclear medicine salivary scans.  The diagnosis is also supported by abnormal findings of a biopsy of salivary-gland tissue. Check with your doctor about this for proper evaluation. Take care and regards.
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Thank you, Rowena. I appreciate anyone who would take time from their busy life to help. Itseemed I was getting no response, so I gave a more thorough description of the event in the dental community and I found out that it wasn't bones. It was salivary gland stones. That, coupled with a diagnosis of possible recurrent corneal erosion syndrome and a host of other things throughout my life has made me come to suspect that possibly I could have that autoimmune sjogren's syndrome. I will discuss it with my Dr., who used to tell me that I was aching because I was depressed. Poppycock! I knew it! I do get depressed sometimes. Who doesn't? However, I knew that was not the cause of my troubles.
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Hi,
How are you? The tongue is composed entirely of muscle and connective tissue The  lingual frenum, superficial veins and salivary gland ducts can be found in the undersurface of the tongue.  You may be referring to  naturally occurring, benign protuberances of bone covered by attached mucosa called torus. In particular, torus mandibularis grow on the inside of the lower jaw. It is difficult to comment beyond this. It is best that you check with your doctor for proper evaluation. Take care and regards.
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