Hi,
I'm new here, and have not been diagnosed yet. However, my dentist found a tongue lesion with a Velascope. A referral was given, but instead I found an ENT, who, along with my regular doctor, didn't 'see' anything (not a lesion), and therefore will not biopsy. They did a tube test up my nose to look at everything, all clean. My new dentist keeps giving me referrals, insisting I need to see an oral surgeon, not an ENT. It is true, the 'lesion' is the same color as my regular tongue, if it is a lesion at all; the Velascope lit up a small pea size round thing with the red light. The ENT says this is not anything because I have no visible tongue lesion. He can physically feel the round pea mass with his fingers, but says this is a previous trauma healing over.

I probably will do a second opinion and may decide on a biopsy, but must I see an oral surgeon? If so, why, and why is my dentist so insistent I must go that route because an ENT is not good enough???

Thanks, any help will be appreciated! I feel like I'm going crazy trying to figure out such a small consideration, and it's blocking any path forward.