Suggest Treatment For Mass And Lesions On The Gums

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2016

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Question : I was told on my last appointment before having implants put in by a cosmentic dentist that I might have something like a mass that needs to be seen by a ears nose and throat doctor, I see nothing and nothing hurts, 5 months ago I had bone added to my gums so I could have implants,after 5 months they xrayed me again and saw something.

how likely is this cancer?

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It needs further evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details.

So, any mass lesion seen by a doctor needs further evaluation. It may or may not be a cancer. You require a CT-scan or MRI or face and it will by certainty pick the abnormal mass. If there is a mass on CT or MRI, then a fine needle aspiration test will prove whether it is cancer or something else.

Hope you understand. Feel free to ask further.

Thanks and regards

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