Welcome to OCF.

The symptoms you describe could be attended to by either the oral surgeon or an ENT. Make sure whichever doctor you select, they treat oral cancer patients and not specialize in putting tubes in kids ears (ENT), or pulling wisdom teeth (oral surgeon).

An oral surgeon will probably recommend to remove the sure. That is if the sore is present when you are examined. This is a good thing as oral cancer usually does not come and go, the tumor would stay present at all times and grow with time. Just remember... when you have surgery and they remove whatever it is, it cant be put back. A wide margin would be taken to ensure they get every cell of the sore. Surgeons always will recommend surgery, radiation oncologists always recommend radiation, etc. I suggest whoever you get checked out by that you get a second or even third opinion before you decide which path to take.

At this time there is no reliable test available to test for HPV.

I hope its nothing serious. Best wishes!!!