title: Leuloplakia - review of a potentially malignant disorder.
abstract: Leukoplakias are oral white lesions that have not been diagnosed as any other specific disease. They are grouped under premalignant lesions, now redesignated as potentially malignant disorders. Their significance lies in the fact that they have propensity for malignant transformation at a higher rate when compared to other oral lesions. This article reviews aetiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, histopathologic features, malignant potential and treatment of oral leukoplakia.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, GDCH , Hyderabad. A.P., India .
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abidullah
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, S.B Patil Dental College and Hospital , Bidar, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, GDCH , Hyderabad. A.P., India .
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaddikeri
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, GDCH , Hyderabad. A.P., India .
authors.forename: Swetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghoji
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, GDCH , Hyderabad. A.P., India .
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravishankar T
keywords: Dysplasia; Leukoplakia; Lichen planus; Oral cancer; Potentially malignant disorder; Tobacco