Oral Pathology

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What is the etiology of leukoedema?

Extrinsic factors such as tobacco and alcohol

Trauma or local chronic irritation such as malocclusion causing cheek-biting

Systemic or predisposing factors such as vitamin deficiency and endocrine dysfunction

Unknown; maybe attributed to poor oral hygiene and abnormal masticatory pattern (correct)

Where is leukoedema most frequently located?

Lips

Buccal mucosa (correct)

Mandibular mucosa

Tongue

What are the clinical features of leukoedema?

Bilateral whitish gray lesion with a folded or coarsely wrinkled surface on buccal mucosa extending onto the oral surface of the lips which partially disappears when the cheeks are stretched (correct)

Bilateral yellowish lesion with a folded surface on the lips

Whitish gray lesion with a smooth surface on the mandibular mucosa

Unilateral red lesion with a smooth surface on the tongue

What are the extrinsic factors associated with leukoedema?

Tobacco and alcohol Signup and view all the answers

What are the predisposing factors for leukoedema?

Vitamin deficiency, endocrine dysfunction, history of syphilis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a predisposing factor for leukoedema?

Tobacco and alcohol use Signup and view all the answers

Where is leukoedema more prevalent?

In people with dark skin Signup and view all the answers

What is the clinical appearance of leukoedema?

Bilateral whitish gray lesion with a folded or coarsely wrinkled surface Signup and view all the answers

What is the suggested cause of leukoedema?

Abnormal masticatory pattern Signup and view all the answers

Which oral sites are frequent locations for leukoedema?

Tongue, mandibular mucosa, and buccal mucosa Signup and view all the answers

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What is the etiology of leukoedema?

Where is leukoedema most frequently located?

What are the clinical features of leukoedema?

What are the extrinsic factors associated with leukoedema?

What are the predisposing factors for leukoedema?

Which of the following is NOT a predisposing factor for leukoedema?

Where is leukoedema more prevalent?

What is the clinical appearance of leukoedema?

What is the suggested cause of leukoedema?

Which oral sites are frequent locations for leukoedema?

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