{"id":1114,"date":"2024-01-03T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmgworks.com\/clients\/greer619\/blog\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:20:23","slug":"fairhope-alabama-emergency-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/fairhope-alabama-emergency-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairhope Alabama Emergency Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fairhope Alabama Emergency Dentist<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Swollen Soft Palate<\/span><\/p>\n

Having a swollen soft palate is not something to brush off.\u00a0 Your mouth says a lot about your entire body.\u00a0 It is common for diseases like cancer, diabetes, and various cardiovascular, <\/span>respiratory,<\/span> and neurological conditions to show up in the oral cavity.\u00a0 Early assessment is the best way to help manage inflammation signs.\u00a0 <\/span>So<\/span> what does a swollen soft palate mean?\u00a0 Keep reading\u2026\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you touch your tongue to the roof of the mouth, you first will feel a bumpy part of your palate, it’s right behind your front teeth.\u00a0 Within this area, the bone of your skull is immediately under the soft covering of tissue.\u00a0 If you move your tongue to the back part of the roof of your mouth, the tissue gets more bouncy, <\/span>soft,<\/span> and smooth.\u00a0 This is where the hard palate meets the soft palate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The soft palate goes back to your throat, ending at the little hanging teardrop of tissue called the uvula.\u00a0 The main job of the soft palate is to <\/span>rise <\/span>and close off your nose and throat when you swallow.\u00a0 This keeps food out of your lungs and nasal passages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Fairhope Alabama Emergency Dentist<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The soft palate contains several types of body tissue like blood vessels, muscles, <\/span>ligaments,<\/span> and fat.\u00a0 It is common for this area to have signs of swelling and inflammation when you are fighting a viral, <\/span>bacterial,<\/span> or fungal infection.\u00a0 It is important to know the symptoms to determine the cause of the swelling.\u00a0 When there is inflammation, this is a sign of an invader in the body, and the body needs help!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The invader can also be something more serious, like cancer.\u00a0 Early signs of oral cancer include swelling, lumps, redness, pain, and loss of function.\u00a0 Your dentist can help address any oral cancer concerns and refer you to a specialist if there is a question.\u00a0<\/span>Fairhope Alabama Emergency Dentist<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Fairhope Alabama Emergency Dentist Swollen Soft Palate Having a swollen soft palate is not something to brush off.\u00a0 Your mouth says a lot about your entire body.\u00a0 It is common for diseases like cancer, diabetes, and various cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological conditions to show up in the oral cavity.\u00a0 Early assessment is the best way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-faqs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}