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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2011

Examination of a 45-year-old patient revealed some white patches on the buccal mucosa along the teeth closure line that didn't protrude above the inflamed and edematous surrounding tissues. The patches could not be removed on scraping. A patient has smoken an average of 3 packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years. Specify the disease of buccal mucosa:

Answer options

  1. Leukoplakia plana
  2. Lichen ruber planus
  3. Erosive leukoplakia
  4. Tappeiner’s leukoplakia (leukoplakia nicotinica)
  5. Pemphigus
Correct answer

Tappeiner’s leukoplakia (leukoplakia nicotinica)

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