3 weeks ago i had a check up at the dentist?

Question:

the dentist said everything in my mouth was fine.nine days ago i found a small red spot on the roof of my mouth(which was quite painful),it also felt like a lump.nine days on things have changed alittle,it still hurts alittle,but its not like a lump now,its flat & white instead of red,what im asking is does oral cancer come on that quick or is it over a long period of time,surley the dentist would have spotted it three weeks ago,the appointment i had 3 weeks ago was with a new dentist,so they gave me a complete oral cancer screening please tell me what you think thanks alot for your ansawers.

Answers:
It could be a possible lesion. All you need to do is go see an Oral Surgeon and let him take a look at it. If the Oral Surgeon looks at it and thinks it could be something he can biopsy it and send it off to a lab and have the results in no time. So if your worried about it. Just call your local Oral Surgeon and he can take care of it.

It sounds like a canker sore. I sometimes get them below my bottom teeth (in between my lip and jaw). If you're extremely concerned you can go see your dentist or even your doctor.

Try using the symptom checker on www.webmd.com as well. It may give you some info on what it could be.

most likely it is not cancer. Cancer is not that fast and starts from the inner layers.

the dentist may have missed it. It is common.

most importantly, if it doesn't go away in 2 weeks, get a dentist to check it out.

It could be a cold sore but on the roof is not likely.

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3 weeks ago i had a check up at the dentist?

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