Kale,
You probably don't have cancer but I wouldn't depend on the dentist to make that determination. You should make an immediate appointment with an ENT or Head & Neck surgeon, with cancer experience, and have it ruled out and get some peace of mind.

It's WAY too soon to worry about losing your face or jaw and even if you DO have cancer it's very unlikely that that is going to happen. Take a deep breath and relax - it ain't cancer until the pathology report says it is. Even if they decide to biopsy it - it is a painless procedure.

One thing that is NOT a myth is the risk from chewing tobacco and tobacco products in general is that they are the leading, most preventable, cause of death in the world today.

Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)