Unregulated Bone-Growth, and how I just earned a Nobel Prize!

[Super Kapowzler]

I have "Bones" growing, at about my gumline, on the inner part of my lower jaw, beneath my tounge. At their widest, they are a bit over 1/2" wide under my tounge and about an inch deep.

When I asked a dentist, he explained they will grow until I die. They may even grow together. They are about 1/8" apart these days. I've heard they can be cut out, but I would imagine the pain would just about kill me, and the mouth can be such an easy place for infection.

I've tounge wrestled a lot of chicks, but it was usually in the dark, so I didn't have much time to inspect the bone growth of their inner-jaws; I can only speak as though I am a mutant.

Why is unregulated bone growth limited to this area, and perhaps parts of the foot-bones that seem to keep growing, like around the knuckle of the big toe?

Why isn't this bone-growth-stuff sent to better-served areas, like my aching vertebae, or where my femur is boring a hole through my pelvis?

If they sawzalled these bone-spurs outta my jaw, threw 'em in a cup of augar, shook 'em up, extracted the t-cells from the marrow/augar-juice, and injected them into said "needed" areas, wouldn't I be cured of "bad bones".

The answer is yes!

I think I just earned my PhD.!!!!!
I rock like GRANITE!

[Martha Medea]

I have them too. At first I thought they were my lost wisdom teeth but the dentist told me it was bone growth, and like you said, she compared them to bunions. What's more, they have a name!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus_mandibularis

[Freudian Slit]

About the "cutting them out would be painful" and the mouth being a site for infection...er, isn't that why you put people to sleep for surgery and give them painkillers and antibiotics afterward?

[Really Not All That Bright]

I have an accessory navicular in each foot. It's an extra bone along the inside edge of the foot, just in front of the ankle. Used to hurt like hell if I walked a long way in certain shoes. They commonly go with flat feet, which I also have.

[HeyHomie]

Originally Posted by Martha Medea

I have them too. At first I thought they were my lost wisdom teeth but the dentist told me it was bone growth, and like you said, she compared them to bunions. What's more, they have a name!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus_mandibularis

+1

What's more, my dentist couldn't care less about mine. He shrugged and mumbled something about "unless it starts hurting" when I showed it to him.

[Gesturing Mildly]

No way! I always thought I was special. I've got them on both sides, though the left one is bigger than the right (that's what he said). The right one only showed up after a hygienist stabbed me with that plaque-scrapey thing.

I hope mine don't get as freaky big as the ones in the wikipedia picture.

[Green Bean]

Originally Posted by Freudian Slit

About the "cutting them out would be painful" and the mouth being a site for infection...er, isn't that why you put people to sleep for surgery and give them painkillers and antibiotics afterward?

Have you ever had your wisdom teeth out? Other oral/dental surgery? It's absolute misery, even with anasthesia and painkillers.

Unless you've had oral surgery and you're one of the extreme minority whom it didn't particularly bother. In which case, I hate you.

To the OP--isn't your idea similar to what they're trying to do with stem cells? But here's the question--how would they control the excess bone growth? Good luck with your Nobel Prize. Please send me 10 bucks for helping you out when you get it.

[Moirai]

My dad had the gnarliest torii on the planet (and nope, I ain't googling for pictures- eeeewwwww...). He had his removed- they were taking over his whole lower mouth where his tongue was supposed to live.

Congrats!