I saw some early posts/questions regarding lichen planus and amalgam. My diagnosis 10 years ago was lichen planus, which began shortly after I broke a tooth and needed a filling replaced. That diagnosis changed not quite a year ago when allergy testing was suggested by my skin specialist. The very first patches placed on my back were a "dental tray," to which I reacted strongly. Followup for my allergies to nickel, mercury and cobalt, included following a low nickel diet, and proceeding with removal of the metal from my mouth.

Halfway through the amalgam replacement, the red spots, now considered contact dermatitis, because the sore spots laid against a filling and the metal base of a (molar) crown, became SCC. About the same time that it changed, I was prescribed a Dexamethosone mouthwash. So, I'm not sure what role that might have played in the "change" to a hard lump on my tongue. It might have contributed, or maybe is just coincidental.

At any rate, I'm scheduled for a partial glossectomy next week, but I still have that metal based crown back there. I'm worried that what I have left of my tongue will still be touching that base, and we'll be back to square one. I called my old dentist this morning, and asked if he could just pull that crown and put a temporary crown back there. He told me that all his temps for crowns are a prefab metal. I suggested just pulling that root. He suggested not jumping to extremes, because I'll need that tooth with part of my tongue gone.

Any suggestions from this group? Am I overreacting?
Linda