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- Title
A study of the natural history of oral preleukoplakia.
- Authors
Daftary, D. K.; Pitkar, V. K.; Gupta, P. C.; Pindborg, J. J.; Metha, Fali S.
- Abstract
Daftary, D.K., Pitkar, V.K., Cupta, P.C., Pindborg, J.J. Mehta, F.S. A study of the natural history of oral preleukoplakia. A preleukoplakia, conceived as a precursor stage of leukoplakia, is grey or greyish-white area with indistinct borders. The paper describes 659 preleukoplakias detected among 20, 358 individuals in two districts in India. In Bhavnagar district 99.5 %% of the preleukoplakias were among men. 23.5%% of the hookli (clay pipe) smokers had preleukoplakias. In Ernakulam district 79.6 %% of the preleukoplakias were found among men and the mixed habit group of bidi smoking and tobacco chewing had the highest prevalence (6.1 %%). The preleukoplakias showed a marked tendency to regress; among the bidi smokers in Bhavnagar, 75 %% regressed. In two patients preleukoplakia turned into carcinoma.
- Publication
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 1978, Vol 36, Issue 5/6, p327
- ISSN
0001-6357
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3109/00016357809029083