Salivary stone

[PlateSpinnerJuggler]

DD aged 8 had jaw pain last week...
like near the ear on one side of the jaw

I thought toothache and scheduled emergency dental and a doc app too

Doc app came first - who said sounds sounds dental so let them check

Dentist took X-ray and couldn't see anything and no cavities for sure and said to check with GP

Back to doc who says could be a blocked salivary duct and to suck sour sweets or lemons to help clear it and come back in a week if still pain

But now in the meantime DD presents with a white spot/little lump under tongue - hurts her to just run tongue over it - so I think this is the stone moved along...

Lots online about trying to get it to pass at home and if not doc intervention - but how long do you wait?

I don't want to rush to a doc and make her have an unnecessary painful procedure if it could pass itself but I don't want to leave it too long should that mean it could become a problem

And if I take her someplace - where's best? GP / ENT / dentist?

GP and push for hospital referral.

@Sally2791 thanks for replying...
When you say Hosptial referral... to an ent? Or other?
Can it not just disappear then?
I have private medical so if I know right place to go I can arrange that way

I know someone that has had salivary stones twice. They were really ill with them. They ended up with surgery both times and around 8-10 stones removed, some pretty large. I'd go back to the GP.

ENT to get it assessed, May need surgery as they can cause painful blockages.

Thanks@Sally2791 & @MargaretThursday

Feel so bad for her! She's not in excruciating pain but is in pain - And if a surgery or intervention is needed I can't imagine any form of procedure is particularly pleasant.

Has anyone had a child have this?

@PlateSpinnerJuggler
If they do say she needs surgery then go for it. Not pleasant, but very quick recovery. However I think they try to shrink them/break them up using ultrasound or lasers first. It didn't work for the chap I know, but he had so many. It's apparently quite unusual (and very unusual to have it twice!)

I had one of these out of the blue! I had a very swollen sore neck and ear ache. Gp referred me to ent but told me to suck lemons /sour sweets in mean time and drink water. I was very sceptical/eye rolley but a week later it had passed! I cut a load of slices up, kept them in fridge and sucked through the day. Also sour lollipops.

The ent consultant did still send me for an ultrasound but it was clear by then , a few months later. They did see me at ent within a week after symptoms starting.

@Bordernotboarder thanks for commenting - how did it pass? Did you see it / squeeze it out of gums? or it just broke down and disappeared?
Hers started with cheek/jaw pain but now I can see white lump under tongue and it's very uncomfortable for her - hurts to the touch

@MargaretThursday I think maybe even more unusual in kids - poor mite!

And my girls don't have high pain thresholds (def take after their mummy)

I only thought it had passed because lots of salty fluid was coming out from under my tongue for a day. Apparently it was the blocked up saliva. I was prescribed antibiotics when the swelling started and then the soreness and swelling gradually eased.

They did say that sometimes the ent can remove them /massage them out without ops if they haven’t passed

If you can now see it though it sounds like it's on its way out. Personally I'd just keep and eye and maybe if it's no further along in a few days then call to speak to the GP again.