ok so my mom is like eating and like shes like ouch and then she locates on her tongue a black dot but then she touches it and it doesnt hurt but only hurts like wen she does a certain thing like grind it to her teeth or something she thinks its cancerous BUT I HOPE NOT im really frightened and shoccked becus she is scaring me it is a like a 3 mm black dot and on the bottom side of her mouth and its like not bumpy but juss flat what the hell is this ?? she dont smoke or chew tobacco or drink alchohol but she works in the casino's wat is this should we contact a doctor or is it just a bruise but she seds she didnt bite her tongue or neything could it be from lack of sleep?? HELPP!
2006-11-16 12:23:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
she touched it and even scratched it but she sed it didnt hurt or nothing but wen she was eating she sed it hurt ..
2006-11-16 12:25:41 · update #1
oh and she like jus poked it with a tooth pick and stuff now the size expanded it like red now and looks like a cold sore now but she sed she can feel pain underneath the skin and like it hurts a little and now its all redish what is dis ??
2006-11-16 13:43:29 · update #2
BY FAR THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO HAVE IT BIOPSIED AND EVALUATED BY A PATHOLOGIST.
TO DO THIS, SEE A DENTIST FOR DEFINITIVE PEACE OF MIND.
2006-11-16 13:43:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically, any oral lesion is considered a "problem" if it lasts more than 10-14 days.
Cancer TENDS to be defined by: ulceration, irregular borders, asymmetric patter or color.... but you do't know for sure unless you get a biopsy. These are reasonably simple and not too expensive - well worth the peace of mind!
In case it IS traumatic in origin, try rinsing 2x/day w/ warm salt water.
What is kind of impressive, is how GOOD this case history is, even tho' the questioner throws in a "like" every couple words, which initially confused me.
Good luck!
2006-11-17 01:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by drswansondds 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the color and size, it is very unlikely that it is a cancer. I wouldn't worry too much. If it gets bigger over a period of a month or two and hasn't gone away by then, then maybe see a dentist for a biopsy only because the underside of the tongue is a very common location for oral cancer. It is probably just a varicosity (a collection of blood vessels under the epithelium).
2006-11-16 22:02:36 · answer #3 · answered by gibbyfitz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it does not go away within one week you should see a doctor, or a dentist. It does not mean that it is cancer, but some people do get cancer of the mouth, although it does not hurt when they have it...KECK
2006-11-16 20:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by Tneciter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its painful it probably not cancer. Pain with cancer does not usually occur until much later. Watch it for a week or two and if it changes at all see the doctor.
2006-11-16 20:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by ksellers85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im srry i asked my mom cause shes a nurse she says it might be my suggestion is to look up some stuff online about it or probably have her see her doctor im srry if it is hope she gets better
2006-11-16 20:28:11 · answer #6 · answered by erin g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could possibly be from second hand smoke in the casino she works in... she should go get it checked asap.. its probly nothing really to be worried about.. and it could be removed with a simple surgery
2006-11-16 20:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by Angelica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For peace of mind, she should go see her doctor. Best wishes.
2006-11-16 20:26:59 · answer #8 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably not cancer and i feel ur pain but you should probably have a doctor check that out soon, it could be a VERY odd allergy reaction
2006-11-16 20:35:34 · answer #9 · answered by On Earth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your dentist. He then should refer you to an oral surgeon for a biopsy if need be
2006-11-16 21:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by hello76ca 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋