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What is the likelihood that a benign head and neck lesion like an irritation fibroma caused from chronically biting or sucking the cheek will turn into cancer?

April 26, 2017Benign biting caused chronically fibroma Head irritation lesion neck

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What is the likelihood that a benign head and neck lesion like an irritation fibroma caused from chronically biting or sucking the cheek will turn into cancer?

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A. Treatment of a benign lesion usually involves excising (surgically removing) the lesion. It also means having to break the habit and/or have the cusps of the teeth reduced. Typically, having a benign lesion excised completes the treatment and eliminates the chance for it to become malignant.