Leukoplakia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月15日 · Leukoplakia (loo-koh-PLAY-key-uh) causes thick, white patches that form on the gums. The patches also may form on the insides of the cheeks and the bottom of the mouth. Sometimes the patches form on the tongue. These patches cannot be scraped off. Doctors do not know the exact cause of leukoplakia.
Leukoplakia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Leukoplakia is a condition that creates white patches on your tongue, gums or the inside of your cheeks. The patches don’t hurt but they don’t go away. Leukoplakia may look harmless, but the condition may become oral cancer.
Leukoplakia Patches: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
2023年11月8日 · Leukoplakia causes white, red, or gray patches on your tongue, the inside of your cheek, or on the floor of your mouth. It’s usually your body's reaction to irritation of your mouth tissues.
What is leukoplakia? Symptoms, risk factors and treatment
2024年9月18日 · Leukoplakia is the scientific name for abnormal white patches that develop inside the mouth. They can be a symptom of oral cancer or a pre-cancerous lesion. So, how do you tell the difference between leukoplakia, oral thrush, canker sores and other conditions that can cause white patches in the mouth? And, when should you see a doctor?
Leukoplakia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月15日 · Leukoplakia treatment is most successful when a patch is found and treated early, when it's small. Regular checkups are important. So is checking your mouth regularly for changes to your cheeks, gums and tongue.
Leukoplakia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
2023年3月5日 · Leukoplakia is a condition involving thickened white patches on the mucous membranes (lining) of the mouth, gums, and/or tongue that cannot be wiped away. While most cases never become cancerous, others do—even if they have no signs of cancerous changes when diagnosed.
Leukoplakia: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis - Healthline
2019年5月11日 · Leukoplakia can occur on your gums, the inside of your cheeks, under or on your tongue, and even on your lips. The patches may take several weeks to develop. They’re rarely painful.
Oral leukoplakia - UpToDate
2024年2月28日 · Oral leukoplakia is an oral potentially malignant disorder that presents as white patches of the oral mucosa. According to the World Health Organization, the term "leukoplakia" should be reserved for "white plaques of questionable risk, having excluded other known diseases or disorders that carry no increased risk for cancer" [1].
Oral leukoplakia - DermNet
What is oral leukoplakia? Oral leukoplakia describes a white patch or plaque of the oral mucosa that cannot be characterised clinically or pathologically as any other disease. What causes oral leukoplakia?
Oral leukoplakia - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
2023年1月25日 · Summary. Oral leukoplakia presents as white plaques of questionable risk, diagnosed when other known diseases or disorders that carry no risk for oral cancer have been excluded. Multiple clinical forms exist: homogeneous, speckled, nodular, and verrucous.