 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | If you have been thoroughly checked out by a doctor who is experienced with treating many OC patients then you can either be ok with their assessment or questioning it. Since you are questioning the exam I suspect you must not feel comfortable with their diagnosis.
The only way to tell for certain is to have a biopsy done of anything that looks questionable. There are scans and certain newer dental tools which can help to identify areas which appear abnormal, but these tests can not tell you that a spot is cancer or not.
Hope the biopsy comes back that its nothing serious! Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
