Oral Medicine in Primary Dental Care pp 65-88 | Cite as

White Patches

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• Michael A. O. Lewis
• Philip-John Lamey

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First Online: 22 June 2019

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Part of the BDJ Clinician’s Guides book series (BDJCG)

Abstract

A number of developmental, infective, inflammatory, acquired and neoplastic conditions of the oral mucosa may present as white patches.

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Further Reading

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Authors and Affiliations

• Michael A. O. Lewis
  • 1
• Philip-John Lamey
  • 2

1. 1.School of DentistryCardiff University School of DentistryCardiffUK
2. 2.Edinburgh Dental InstituteUniversity of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Dental InstituteEdinburghUK