Leukoplakia: A Comprehensive Review

Authors

  • Nitish Bhat Registrar, Department of Oral Pathology, Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College, Jammu, Jammu, and Kashmir, India
  • Kalpna Thakur Lecturer, Oral Pathology and Microbiology, HP Govt. Dental College (IGMC), Shimla (HP), India
  • Lucky Jindal MDS, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JCD Dental College, Sirsa, Haryana, India
  • Hemwati Nandan Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Science, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Farheen Arzoo Dental Surgeon, Kolkata, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2020.7.2.8

Keywords:

Leukoplakia, Potentially malignant disorder, White Patch

Abstract

Leukoplakia is a potentially malignant disorder of the oral mucosa. It usually presents as a white patch in the oral cavity. The term leukoplakia represents a clinical entity and should preferably be used only for provisional diagnosis and not after histopathology. There are various terminologies and definitions associated with leukoplakia since past times. In this article, we have reviewed the literature to provide a comprehensive update on leukoplakia.

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Published

2020-06-02

How to Cite

Bhat, N. ., Thakur, . K. ., Jindal, L. ., Nandan, H. ., & Arzoo, F. . (2020). Leukoplakia: A Comprehensive Review. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 7(2), 33–35. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2020.7.2.8

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2020): Vol 7 | Issue 2 | April - June 2020

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