I had my dentist appointment this morning and it seemed to go relatively well. He gave the area a good look with his light, magnifying glasses and a gloved finger. Here are some of the things he shared:

• After inspection, he believes it to be a fibroma. He even noticed an area of my wisdom tooth (I still have mine!) where when biting down, the area appears to rub against the tooth.
• He said it has a “rubbery” texture to it.
• On appearance, it doesn’t have common pathologic characteristics.
• It measured 2.5mm
• He is “95% certain” it’s “nothing” and he doesn’t think it’s something I should worry about given what he saw.

All that said, he commented that the only way to know for sure is to have it looked at by an ENT or oral Surgeon and likely biopsied. He encouraged me to do that but also reiterated he didn’t want me to worry.

I certainly trust my dentist and his ability to look closer at the area than I can with my own eyes – more than I truest myself – but I also know there are many times where things were missed here. I made an appointment with an ENT I found for Wednesday which can’t come soon enough.

From my limited “research” on oral fibromas, most appear to be round and the color of the cheek. Does anyone know if it’s common for one to be white, at least on the surface?
Should the 2.5mm size give me any assurance that if it were cancerous, I likely caught it early?