Can I have a trust your dentist kick up the backside please?

[Hypo]

Four weeks ago I went to the dentist about a skin tag looking round bit of tissue which I found at the back on my tongue. It moves, quite gross, not discoloured or bleeding.

The dentist prodded and scraped it and said it didn't bleed, doesn't look ulcerated, it is symmetrical and the same colour as my tongue so I wasn't to worry about it. He said he has a lot of knowledge of oral cancer and this looks nothing like how typical tongue cancer starts.

I forgot about it for 4 weeks but today I am worried about it again.

It's an odd looking thing but it hasn't changed and I go for a clean in 10 days time so so I trust my dentist and just mention it again in 10 days time or rush in tomorrow?

I think I know the answer.

I am trying not to google but wondering if perhaps google would know what they are. I would describe it as a skin tag that you can pull around but on my tongue.

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Bump.

[Annie0904]

If your dentist has already checked it then I am sure it will be fine.

[Hypo]

Thank you.

[Justinf]

Yep, dentists study their arses off for years and are specialists. If he/she said it is OK, no need to worry. By all means mention it again when you go for a clean.

[Scottie32]

This is how I have started to look at things....It is no skin (pardon the pun) off his nose to remove it, refer you, etc. He can do all these things without to much difficulty, the fact he is not doing anything should tell you he is very confident that it is nothing untoward. As the skin tag hasn't changed for 4 weeks, waiting another 10 days to ask again shouldn't hurt. Hopefully your worrying will fade away again.

[Mogwog]

No googling............. if your dentist said its fine then it is - Any doubt and he/she would have said - definitely.
If your still worrying though (which you probably still are:winks:) then by all means ask again when you go back.

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