White lesions in the oral cavity can have various causes and presentations. Keratotic white lesions include focal keratosis, white sponge nevus, lichen planus, hairy leukoplakia, leukoplakia, and candidal leukoplakia. Non-keratotic white lesions include leukodema, candidiasis, and mucosal burns. Leukoplakia is a premalignant white patch or plaque that cannot be characterized as another disease, with possible causes including tobacco, alcohol, trauma, and infections. Histopathology of leukoplakia typically shows hyperkeratosis and acanthosis.
2. White lesions in oral cavity
.Definition
lesionsappearaswhitepatchesinoral
.cavity
:-Causes of white lesions
Increaseinthicknessof oneormoreof-1
.epithelial layers
.Abnormalcharacterofkeratin-2
.Abnormalpermeabilityof epithelium-3
59. Epithelial dysplasia is classified according to the
:-severity as follow
Mild:whenalterationslimitedtobasaland
.parabasal layers
Moderate:whenalterationsinvolvefrom basal
.layertomidportionof spinous layer
Severe:whenalterationsinvolvefrombasal layer
.toalevelabovemidpointof epithelium
62. :-T
reatment
Identificationoft
heetiologicalfactor-1
. discontinuation
Ifnodysplasticchangesarefound,periodic-2andcarefulfollow-upisneeded
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emovalofdysplasticchanges: surgically
,-3
.cryosurgery
,electrodessication
.Incaseofextensivelesions,graftingisneeded-4
86. :-junctionalnevus- 1
Theques of vevus cellsare found only along thebasal cell
.layerof epithelium,especiallyattipsof rete ridges
Itpresentsatjunctionalzone betweenepitheliumand
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