White Lesions

[Dr. Hussein Almaliky]

White Lesions

White lesions of the oral mucosa are a multifactorial group of disorders, the color of which is produced by the scattering of the light through an altered epithelial surface. The diagnosis and differential diagnosis of oral white lesions should be made on the basis of the medical history, clinical features, and laboratory tests.

Oral white lesions include:
1. Leukoplakia
2. Hairy leukoplakia
3. Lichen planus
4. Lichenoid reactions
5. Linea alba
6. Nicotinic stomatitis
7. Uremic stomatitis
8. Cinnamon contact stomatitis
9. Chemical burn
10. Candidiasis
11. Chronic biting
12. Geographic tongue
13. Hairy tongue
14. Furred tongue
15. Materia Alba of the gingiva
16. Fordyce’s granules
17. Leukoedema
18. White sponge nevus
19. Dyskeratosis congenita
20. Pachyonychia congenita
21. Focal palmoplantar and oral mucosa hyperkeratosis syndrome
22. Papilloma
23. Verrucous carcinoma
24. Squamous-cell carcinoma
25. Skin and mucosal grafts
26. Epithelial peeling

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