white lesions of the oral mucosa

Etiology

• lichen planus
  • location: buccal mucosa, tongue, gingiva, lips, skin
  • may be asymptomatic, sore or painful
• white sponge nevus
  • location: oral mucosa, vagina, anal mucosa
  • painless white thickening of epithelium
  • onset in adolescence or early adulthood
• tobacco leukoplakia (smoke & smokeless)
  • location: any area of oral mucosa
  • generally painless; may be sore or painful
• nicotinic stomatitis
  • location: palate in pipe smokers
• frictional keratosis
  • location: any area of mouth
• oropharyngeal candidiasis
  • location: any area of mouth
• hairy leukoplakia
  • location: generally on lateral tongue
• chemical burns
  • location: anywhere in mouth
  • generally painful
  • white slough due to necrosis of epithelium

More general terms

• abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
• mouth lesions, mucosa (oral lesion)

Additional terms

• burn
• candidiasis
• hairy leukoplakia
• lichen planus
• white sponge nevus of Cannon