Mouth ulcer or cancer

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Asked for Female, 62 Years

Hi, Yesterday morning my mom had a tiny sore hardly of 2mm in the corner of the mouth with a deep hole in between and white in color.. Since yesterday this sore has now grown to 4-5 millimeter with a hole in between and of white color. I am very much worried for whether its an ulcer or something else which is growing so fast. I gave her an ulcer gel named Olergel this afternoon but it doesn't seems to be working Could you please advise on same. Thank you

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Dr. Anish Goyal Prosthodontist 11 yrs exp Gurgaon Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anish Goyal

Prosthodontist 11 yrs exp Gurgaon

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Kindly visit a dentist for checkup. It could be traumatic ulcer. Ulcers take time to heal Don't worry, cancer doesn't grow that fast.

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