Oral Speckled Leukoplakia Two Cases
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The word "leukoplakia" literally means a white patch. Over the years, there has been a lot of confusion regarding the usage of this term, as there are numerous specific oral white lesions that must have been referred to as leukoplakia. WHO Collaborative Reference Centre for Oral Precancerous Lesion 1 defined leukoplakia as "A white patch, after clinical and laboratory investigations, cannot be placed into any known category". According to this definition, a lesion should only be termed leukoplakia if it appears white in colour and cannot be recognised as
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