BENIGN CHRONIC WHITE LESIONS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA

Course overview

WHITE LESIONS DISCOVERED UPON ROUTINE ORAL EXAMINATION CAN RANGE FROM BENIGN PROCESSES TO INVASIVE MALIGNANCIES. IT IS PRUDENT FOR THE CLINICIAN TO COLLECT THE PATIENT’S COMPLETE MEDICAL HISTORY, TO INCLUDE ANY POTENTIAL CARCINOGENIC HABITS THEY MAY HAVE, I.E., SMOKING, TO FORMULATE AN APPROPRIATE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. THE CLINICAL EXAMINATION IS AMONG THE MOST CRUCIAL ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE, EMPHASIZING APPROPRIATE AND COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF FINDINGS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MOST FOUND BENIGN CHRONIC WHITE LESIONS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA AND THEIR ETIOLOGIES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING, MANAGING, AND POTENTIALLY TREATING PATIENTS WITH THESE DESCRIBED CONDITIONS.