What Do White Patches On The Roof Of The Mouth Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 20 Nov 2016

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Sun, 20 Nov 2016 Answered on

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Question : Sir I last month I found white patches on roof of my mouth surrounding last teeth no pain went to several dentists ,some says it could be frictional keratosis while other says it could be leukoplakia,,sir I am scared about oral cancer ,I was a smoker for 3 years but I quit it have 3 years since,but I chewed guthka 3 years but quit last month ,,plz help me sir my life has become hell now

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello dear. A biopsy is required

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. Leukoplakia can be precancerous stage. You iu require a biopsy of the plaque. Only biopsy can tell with certainty that there is a cancer or not.
Hope you understand.
Thanks and regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (13 minutes later)

sir I have attached the image plz

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello dear. Image quality is poor

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have seen the images. The image quality is poor. However, one cant diagnose cancer just on images. A biopsy is must.
Thanks and regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng