Leukoplakia: A short review on malignant potential

Abstract

Oral leukoplakia is one of the most common potentially malignant disorders. Right diagnosis of potentially malignant disorders may help to prevent these lesions from malignant transformation. Proper understanding, recognizing, identification and differentiating these lesions from normal mucosa are necessary for proper treatment.

Keywords

• Leukoplakia
• malignant potential
• types