Oral Leukoplakia : A Premalignant lesion

ISBN-13: 9783659225475 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 104 str.

Anjali Gupta; Siddharth Kumar Singh; B. N. Padmavathi

Opis

This book presents a comprehensive review on Oral Leukoplakia comprising a detailed description on its historical background and its various aspects. Leukoplakia is a commonly occuring premalignant lesion. The prevalence of leukoplakia increased with age, ranging from a low of 9.6% in the youngest age group (35 to 39 years), up to a high of 14.6% in the oldest age group (65 years and above). And women account for 1.6% of the individuals with leukoplakia. Leukoplakia represents 85% of all oral Precancers in India. This book provides a detailed knowledge about Oral Leukoplakia which will help the readers in diagnosis & management of this premalignant lesion.

O autorze

The author has passed her MDS in Oral Medicine & Radiology in 2011 from Darshan Dental College & Hospital,Udaipur (Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur). She is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the department of Oral Medicine & Radiology at SAIMS College of Dentistry, Indore.