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Could The Small Gum Sore In The Mouth Be Cancer?

Hi, I have a scrach, or smal sore on the side of my mouth that I have chewing taboacco on, I am 28 I quit dipping 2 1/2 years ago after doing it for 5 years. I am in the processes of trying to quit again ( started back 6 months ago ) . I am fit and work out daily. On vacation I went a little crazy with dipping the side of my gums became sore right on the ridge of the gums where the most pressure and abbrasion from the dip would occure. I beleive that this sore is from the abbrasiveness of the dip, it was really raw at first and now just sore. I have a 3 or 4 large dips a day for the last 6 months and I always shift it around to decrease the abrasive nature of the tabacoo, I always stuff my mouth so full when I do it, it creates pressure. I brush and floss regularly and have overall good teeth. What do you beleive the odds are this could be cancer, how long should I wait for it to heal, if it is early cancer and has not spread beyond the sore, what are my chances of this being disfiguring.
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The soreness over the gum and the alveolar ridge could be a ulcer secondary to the use of tobacco. It can be a leukoplakia or erythroplakia or ulcertive lesion.
Consult a oral physician to get these things ruled out.
if the lesion does not heal in 2 weeks then get it biopsied to rule out cancer.
The lesion what you are describing looks like premalignant lesions.
immediately stop the habits, take antioxidants like capsule lycopene and you can take topical anesthetics and analgesic like anabel gel.
Consume lot of green leafy vegetables and turmeric.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Could The Small Gum Sore In The Mouth Be Cancer?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The soreness over the gum and the alveolar ridge could be a ulcer secondary to the use of tobacco. It can be a leukoplakia or erythroplakia or ulcertive lesion. Consult a oral physician to get these things ruled out. if the lesion does not heal in 2 weeks then get it biopsied to rule out cancer. The lesion what you are describing looks like premalignant lesions. immediately stop the habits, take antioxidants like capsule lycopene and you can take topical anesthetics and analgesic like anabel gel. Consume lot of green leafy vegetables and turmeric. I hope my answer will help you, take care.