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Ulcer in mouth of 72 yrs old women.
My grandmom having ulcer in her mouth, she's 72 yrs old, although in starting the ulcer was not that big it was quite small just like small white bump, so we didn't take seriously but now it's very big and our general doctor said that it might be a mouth ulcer which can cause cancer , I'm so afraid. doctors can you please help and consult this if this a serious issue or if easily curable.
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Please visit a dentist
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Please visit a dentist as the clinical picture u presented will not be enough for us to give a proper diagnosis.. we would require a proper history of the same.
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Plz give me the detail history so that I can draw a conclusion.
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post a picture of it or just do the direct consultation here on practo app.
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Dr. Kshitiz Rohilla
Oral Pathologist
16 yrs exp
Faridabad
We cannot jump to the diagnosis of oral cancer without a proper clinical evaluation and a biopsy. An oral ulcer normally heals within 7 to 10 days but if the duration is longer it is something to be taken seriously. And by that I mean a proper clinical examination and detail clinical history will be required. And if at all there is a clinical suspicion a biopsy will be recommended. It is unethical to make the diagnosis of oral cancer without a histopathology report. You can ask her to apply anaesthetic ointment like dologel CT for temporary symptomatic relief.
Try to schedule an appointment with the dentist as soon as possible if it does not Heal within the mentioned duration.
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