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Oral leukoplakia
Leukoplakia are white patches on the tongue or inside of the mouth that are caused by long term irritation.
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How can oral leukoplakia be cured?
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What are the symptoms of Oral leukoplakia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can hairy oral leukoplakia be caused by birth control?
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What could the cause of my oral hairy leukoplakia?
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What are the early stages of oral hairy leukoplakia?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Would Smooth Oral Hairy Leukoplakia (unconfirmed) appear 4 months after possible hiv exposure? Perio said looked like regular Leukoplakia . Scared.
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A 37-year old asked:
Which is the difference between oral lichen planus and oral hairy leukoplakia of the tongue?
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Expert opinions? Which is the difference between oral lichen planus of the tongue and oral hairy leukoplakia of the tongue?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Not sure if had Oral Hairy Leukoplakia on bucal mucosa? Lasted 3 months. When Periodontist saw , mostly cleared up. He said was Leukoplakia. Now gone.
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A 40-year old male asked:
Does Oral Hairy Leukoplakia make spicy food burn in Bucal Mucosa? Not sure if I had OHL or regular Leukoplakia. Perio said was leukoplakia. No biopsy
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the different appearances of oral candidiasis and leukoplakia?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hello I have a white patch on the back of my tongue. I was wondering if you can help me diffrentiate between oral candida and leukoplakia.
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the amount of time it would take for leukoplakia to progress to oral cancer?
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A 44-year old asked:
How common is leukoplakia?
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A 30-year old asked:
How is leukoplakia diagnosed usually?
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A 39-year old asked:
I have leukoplakia. how can treat it?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is leukoplakia deadly?
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Is leukoplakia curable?
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A 42-year old asked:
Does leukoplakia turn cancerous?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are leukoplakia and erythroplakia?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are some early signs of leukoplakia?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can i tell if I have a hairy leukoplakia?
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A 49-year old asked:
How are leukoplakia & hairy leukoplakia different?
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What is the difference between leukoplakia & hairy leukoplakia?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Symptoms off leukoplakia please and can it be painful as I do have very sorness pain on my palate 24-7 xx?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can leukoplakia come and go daily?or be there one day and go away and come back in 7 days and then be gone again the next morning?
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A 40-year old asked:
I have leukoplakia on the underside and side of my tongue one the left. One area is red, raised and angry looking and hurts. This began 4 months ago?
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A 29-year old male asked:
How can doctor say i have leukoplakia just by lookin?i thought it need biopsy to confirm?could it be something else?it changes daily almost dissapears
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A 41-year old asked:
Can leukoplakia be a cancer?
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How is leukoplakia similar to cancer?
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