Hi Ken - thanks for your input. OLP is an odd disease I'm finding out. In the time I've had it I've had various outbreaks in different places in my mouth but it has mostly confined itself to the gumline. I find that stress plays a big role in the number and severity of outbreaks. But this one that turned into SCC was different than the rest and that 's what alerted me to seek another opinion other than my own. Ludkily I just had to have 3 teeth removed and no cancer was found in the jaw bone. I am one month post op, still having pain but feel better every day. Hopefully you and I have had our last battle with SCC. Good to hear you are 5 years out. Take care and enjoy life! Best regards. FP