Question: That bump on the lower jaw underneath the teeth. You can move it with your tongue and it is hard.

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Answers: it may be tori, it doesn't really move it just feels like it cause the skin moves. its a harmless bony growth.

here's a website similar to webmd but its for dental q & a...

http://www.udent.com/Consumers/DentalHea...

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Hyoid bone

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hmm. good question. i fele it lmao.
well ill get back to this to find the answer!
=]

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loosen tooth

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sounds like a little flesh growth most of them are harmless but it's always good to check any thing abnormal out with your dentist

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Hard bumps below your teeth under the tongue are called Tori but they cannot move because they are a part of your jawbone, about 1 in 5 people have them .I suggest you see your Dentist, Ive work in the dental field and that doesn't sound normal.

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I can feel the hard bumb but it doesn't move, I think it's just your bone. weird. never noticed it before. lol

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lol.... I never noticed it 'till I read this o.O; lol ............not sure what it is, but now i've got a major curiousity about it......... ^_~

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