You don't say where you are in Ohio, but at the dental school there is an oral medicine specialist. I would go and see that individual. Their combined dental and medical training should help you get to the bottom of this. Besides that, they have a full medical center and you will be in a system that can help you sort through additional diagnostic procedures or treatments.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.