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Oral Leukoplakia and Erythroplakia

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Leukoplakia and erythroplakia are the two most common potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity. Both lesions in a small and significant proportion of cases, respectively, turn into cancer. Most lesions are asymptomatic, and the main objective of treatment is to prevent their malignant transformation. The role of the dentist in the diagnosis and management cannot be underestimated, and this chapter provides an overview of the current concepts and practical diagnosis and treatment guidelines based on our clinical experience.

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The São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP, São Paulo, Brazil, grant number JFS 19/09419-0) and the Coordination of Training of Higher Education Graduate Foundation (CAPES, Brasilia, Brazil, finance code 001).

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  1. Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (FOP/UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

    Alan Roger Santos-Silva, João Figueira Scarini & Márcio Ajudarte Lopes

  2. Department of Stomatology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Fábio Abreu Alves

  3. Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Felipe Paiva Fonseca

  4. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

    João Figueira Scarini

  5. Dentistry and Stomatology Division, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department, Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

    Lara Maria Alencar Ramos Innocentini

  6. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Luiz Paulo Kowalski

  7. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Luiz Paulo Kowalski

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Santos-Silva, A.R. et al. (2023). Oral Leukoplakia and Erythroplakia. In: Santos-Silva, A.R., Lopes, M.A., Scarini, J.F., Vargas, P.A., Almeida, O.P.d. (eds) Clinical Decision-Making in Oral Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14945-0_20

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