Oral leukoplakia-epidemiological survey and histochemical analysis of 107 cases in Brazil.
Letícia Copatti DogenskiSara de Figueiredo RibeiroDiego José GambinPatrícia Canova MasoMaria Salete Sandini LindenMicheline Sandini TrentinBernardo ZoehlerMarcelo Macedo CriveliniJoão Paulo De CarliPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)
Oral leukoplakias caused by alcohol consumption and/or tobacco use, considering an evolution time of fewer than 12 months, asymptomatic, located in the lower lip or tongue, and with a firm consistency and increased superficial keratinization should be treated more aggressively by the clinician to avoid cancerization.
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