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Last week, I began having bumps appear inside my mouth. They almost look like tiny pimples, and they're around the corner of my gums and towards my top set of teeth. I also experienced a sore throat, but it seems like it's getting a little better. However, a couple of days ago I started feeling a tingling in my lips and corners of my mouth. I now have white, tiny, pimple-like bumps that are visible especially when I spread my lips with my fingers. I can't tell if my lips are just red and dry or if this is a sign of herpes, especially since I've had unprotected oral sex. I've never had a cold sore and none of my current bumps are definitely not cold sores yet. Do I need to be concerned, or are these probably just Fordyce spots? Also, does anyone know of any at-home treatments to help the bumps go away/the uncomfortableness of them?

Thanks, so sorry for the long post!

Ultimately, who you want to ask this kind of question of is an oral health professional or your general doctor. Ideally, just have one of those people take a look, since while we'd sit here guessing all over the place, one of those folks is likely going to be able to just look in your mouth and go, "Oh, that's x-definitive-thing," or, "I don't know so let's find out." We can't do that. We can't have any idea what these are or are from: this is what a healthcare provider is for.

Do you have access to one or both of those kinds of healthcare?