Well...I saw the oral surgeon. He says it is just a discoloration (which is light brown) and he says melanoma is black. I have found that the research findings on oral melanoma vary somewhat because there are so few cases of it. The oral surgeon told me that he suggests not removing it because it is just a discoloration - why disturb healthy tissue. However, my dentist still insists it is oral melanoma. Although, she has only seen a couple of oral cancers in her carreer and those were not oral melanoma. This has become very frustrating:-) Not sure what to do now.

You would want to think that the oral surgeon, who is also an MD, would know what he is talking about. However, it is so rare that you start questioning that.