Oral Health and Dental Management

A guide for the diagnosis of oral white lesions and the principles of management

International Conference and Exhibition on Dentistry

March 18-20, 2015 Dubai, UAE

Azmi Darwazeh

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Oral white lesions are commonly encountered on the oral mucosa and constitute much concern to the dentist and the patient alike.Oral white lesions may be a simple reactive lesion, constituting little risk (e.g. frictional keratosis), to a potentially malignant lesion (e.g. idiopathic leukoplakia) to the notorioussquamous cell carcinoma.Infection with Candida species (thrush), viral infections (hairy leukoplakia) and congenital and developmental anomalies (e.g. hairy tongue, Fordyce?s granules, leukodema etc.) and some dermatologic disease (e.g. oral lichen planus) may present clinically as a white lesion.The aim of this presentation is to increase the awareness of the general dental practitioners of the principles of diagnosis and management of common oral white lesions, when to treat and when to refer to the concern specialist.