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Tongue biopsy
Sometimes we need to know what exactly is growing on the tongue. There may be a lump, or a discolored spot, etc.. The best way to find out is to remove all or part of it and look at the cells under a microscope. This is called a biopsy.
Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein reviewed this
35 year experience in Cosmetic Dentistry
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: tongue biopsy?
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A 32-year old asked:
My sister had a tongue biopsy weeks ago. How long for results?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
Can u state the advantages and disadvantages of dissolvable vs nondisolvable stitches in tongue biopsy?and which u recommend
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A 34-year old female asked about a 28-year old female:
How painful is a tongue biopsy from 1 to 10(10 being most painful).and is anesthetic injection in the tongue reaally painful??
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A 54-year old female asked:
How long for tongue biopsy results? Small sample was removed from tongue. Dr said two weeks ! Would good or bad news come sooner?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
Wut is the meaning of this tongue biopsy report.. mild chronic inflammatory infiltrate?
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A 29-year old male asked:
How can I get this white patch on the left of my tongue biopsied?It there 1 day for maybe a day or 2 then gone for maybe a week thn might cum back, etc
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A female asked:
Hi I had a tongue biopsy four weeks a go and hav t had results yet how long do they take I have a round piece of skin coming away from where I had it ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had tongue biopsy 4 months ago, when I eat hard food its painful or when I yawn I couldnt stretch my tongue out much. Im worried why is that happening??
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A 29-year old asked:
What kind of a doctor does tongue biopsy?
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A 35-year old asked:
Tongue biopsy scar tissue permanent?
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A 35-year old female asked:
If tongue biopsy showed chronic inflammatory infiltrate..does this report mean lichen planus? Or are these 2 different things?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
In a tongue biopsy on the ventral surface,where will be the location of the anesthesia needle?are there options?and how painful is it?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
In a tongue biopsy,how painful is the anesthetic needle?i heard that the tongue is the most painful area to get an injection. Is it true?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
What is more painful in a tongue biopsy? The actual procedure? Or the pain after the local anesthetic wears off?and how painful is it on a scale from 1 to 10
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A 34-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
Is a tongue biopsy on the ventral surface risky?can it cause damage since there are many veins there? What r the possible risks?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Does it tell me anything if the tongue biopsy the dr takes is a cut out piece from my tongue vs just aspiration? Can you distinguish cancer on tongue from a bite mark?
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A 43-year old asked:
Tongue biopsy scar tissue make it hard to talk?
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A member asked:
I had a blood clot in my calf and bilateral pe s 2 years ago I am having a tongue biopsy this week should I have any concerns ?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
Is it ok doing a tongue biopsy while having a few severly decayed teeth?or does this increase the risk of infection of the biopsy site?
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A 44-year old male asked:
After tongue biopsy 5days ago, bit my tongue on the 3rd day, and have had pain eating (only), and jaw neuralgia since. Could I have damaged a nerve?
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A member asked:
I am having a tongue biopsy next week. I forgot to tell the dentist i had a DVT and bilateral pe's 2 years ago. Should i be concerned ?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
How easy is a tongue biopsy (1cm) on ventral surface of tongue?is it risky?is there possibility of hitting lingual artery or causing any permenant samage?please help
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A 24-year old male asked about a 24-year old female:
My girlfriend recently was told she needs a tongue biopsy. The dentist wanted to rule out anything serious but he never mentioned cancer which we think it might be. She has a scar which he referred to as a cicatrix on her tongue. Possible symptom?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I had a tongue biopsy to identify if the growth is a wart. If it is a wart, will the cutting and removal from the biopsy spread the virus in my mouth?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 29-year old female:
Can u explain what chronic inflammatory infiltrate mean(tongue lesion biopsy result)is it serious?is there treatment?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 28-year old female:
Is a tongue punch biopsy as painful as an incisional biopsy?does it cause tongue swelling and difficulty speaking and eating?and is it helpful in diagnosis?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Clean oral cancer screen(visual exam +velscope) 12/2017. Now have suspicious lesion under tongue&dentist wants biopsy. Cancer likely after only 3 mo?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What anaethesia to use for biopsy of growing black spot under tongue of a 5 y/o?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is recovery time after a biopsy of the tongue?
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