White lesions

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-131

  Bhattacharyya, Indraneel ^a   Chehal, Hardeep K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysplasia; Hyperkeratosis; Leukoplakia; Oral mucosa; White lesions

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC CHEILITIS; CHEILITIS; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSKERATOSIS; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; DYSPLASIA; EDEMA; HAIRY LEUKOPLAKIA; HEREDITARY BENIGN INTRAEPITHELIAL DYSKERATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; KERATOSIS; LEUKOEDEMA; LEUKOPLAKIA; LINEA ALBA; MOUTH DISEASE; PACHYONYCHIA; PROLIFERATIVE VERRUCOUS LEUKOPLAKIA; REVIEW; STOMATITIS; UREMIC STOMATITIS; WHITE SPONGE NEVUS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA;

EID: 78549270762     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.009     Document Type: Review

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