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A 23-year-old male asked:

Small bumps and lumps hard palate no size grow in a year or more torus?cancer? gum colored rough patches on jaw no red or white.dentist soon.help23age

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Dr. Arnold Malerman
Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Ask: Ask your Dentist after he/she has examined you for a knowledgeable answer. Upper jaw torus is usually singular and in midline. You have to be examined to be diagnosed, but odds are that your lesions are not cancerous.
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