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The oral mucosa is normally semitranslucent, allowing the color of underlying tissues to show through to a variable degree. Lesions may appear white secondary to increased thickness of the epithelium or decreased subepithelial vascularity, however, the etiology of white lesions is quite varied. This chapter reviews commonly seen benign white lesions of the oral cavity, with attention to differential diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
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Bruch, J.M., Treister, N.S. (2017). White Lesions. In: Clinical Oral Medicine and Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29767-5_4
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