When you suspect some growth in your mouth, it is important that you seek medical care at once to see what the problem is. Whether you see a general dentist, a maxillofacial surgeon, a familly physician or an ENT, they MUST come to a diagnosis. Remember that a general dentist can easily obtain a biospy and get the pathology report within a week. You do not need to have an ENT to do this. Also, some physicians are not trained to indentify oral lesions readily so do not take their words for granted. I am not saying this because I am in the dental profession but because of our training in the oral cavity, we know what is normal and what is not. In my career, I came across a case in which the patient has large lesion on his left side of the tounge. His physician told him that his lesion was due to a sharp tooth in the mouth and the tooth should be either removed or capped to remove irritation. When he came to see me to have his tooth removed, it was obvious that it is a SCCA of the tounge and the biopsy turned out that it is. My point is to not to rule out dentists when comes to oral cancer diagnosis. Use all professionals to get your answers. If someone you see can't give you a diagnosis (either DDS or MD), then ask for someone else who can. If I choose one person to diagnose my oral lesion, there is no other than Oral Pathologist (a dental specialty). You may have to go to a dental school to find them as most are in academia. DP