Elucidating risk factors for oral leukoplakia affecting gingivae in Japanese subjects

Background: Clinicopathological studies have revealed some distinct anatomical variations in the clinical presentation of oral leukoplakia (OL). Screening studies have shown that gingival leukoplakia (GL) to be more common among the Japanese. Objective: A hospital-based case-control study was undert...

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Main Authors: Toru Nagao, Saman Warnakulasuriya, Shogo Hasegawa, Hidenori Sakuma, Satoru Miyabe, Kanji Komaki, Koh Ishii, Junichiro Machida, Masashi Kimura, Norio Kuroyanagi, Terumi Saito, Go Takeuchi, Takuya Ohyabu, Kazuo Shimozato, Shuji Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-06-01
Series:Translational Research in Oral Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2057178X16654704