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Curious. I have a lump near my back molars on my left side, long and pointed. Not painful when I press my tongue against it, but I can't say for sure it was there before. Sometimes I feel an odd sensation, like it moves or my flesh is brushing against it. I should mention I had lower jaw surgery 6 weeks ago to correct my overbite. Could this be an infected screw being ejected? Or something less sinister? I can't find any clear symptoms for plate infection online so I'm curious.

Tongue side or cheek side?

I had a screw that started to "tent" after the swelling went down. Basically it was too long and was poking through the bone in my lower jaw into the soft tissue on the inside near my tongue. Of course it felt huge but in reality was only 2 mm.

Infection would typically be painful, swollen, and would possible have discharge.

It's tough to say because I can't open my mouth very wide, but I can brush it easily with my tongue, so I'd say tongue side? At present there is no pain or discharge...

Can I ask, what happened in your situation with the screw? The lump is sharp and pointed, which suggests to me I may be experiencing something similar.

My surgeon took the 3 screws out using local anesthetic; ie novacain (sp.) He did offer sedation but I thought I could handle it. The experience wasn't horrible; but if you don't handle dental work while awake being put out is always an option.

Very similar incisions to the surgery. For me, I had one small incision outside near my lower jawline and a modest incision inside between my jaw and cheek. I bit of swelling for a couple days but nothing like the original surgery. It's a bit odd to see some of the tools used by the surgeon.