Persistent mouth ulcer

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At about 9 weeks, I developed an extremely unsightly dark pink mouth ulcer, right above my front tooth almost covering the top of my tooth. It's still there over a month later despite trying every type of cream, gel, gargling salt water etc. i sometimes get ulcers when stressed but nothing like this and they usually shrink after a few days/week. I know in the grand scheme of things there's worse things, but it's so big just wondering if anyone experienced this / any tips?

Get it looked at soon.

Please get it looked at by a doctor (please note doctor, not nurse practitioner/physician associate/whoever) as soon as possible. Make a note of when it started and everything you've tried.

I had this in a previous pregnancy and it was vitamin deficiency I think it was vitamin D. Xxx

Is it definitely an ulcer and not a pregnant epulis? Is it just flat and ulcer like or swollen?

I think it might be! Looking into this now and will get it checked

Thank you all for the replies! Wasn't sure if I was being dramatic or not, definitely will get it looked at

Please get it checked. My friend has a persistent mouth ulcer. It was mouth cancer. Of course yours is likely to be a mouth ulcer but do please get it checked

I work in dentistry and have seen quite a few of them over the years in pregnant women. A dentist will definitely be able to tell you if you have one that you can see easily! (GPs might do as well but they do tend to tell you just to see a dentist if it’s mouth related).

Doctors only have a couple of hours training, at most , of diseases of the mouth. A dentist has years and spends their entire career studying oral medicine.

Any ulcer etc that has been present more than 2 weeks get a dentist to look at it.

As others have said is most likely a pregnancy epulis which is an overreaction of the gum to plaque, increased attention to cleaning and dental treatment normally sorts this .

Im a dentist - have a look at some images of pyogenic granulomas OP, chances are its that from what you describe, usually disappear after birth.

HOWEVER, do get it checked out, which is the standard advice for any mouth lesion not healing after 3 weeks.