Leukoplakia Questions

It is difficult to predict time period, in your case chances are definitely greater than non tobacco users

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Yes, lukoplakia can be removed surgically. But, lukoplakia is a precancerous condition & despite stopping tobacco use & multivitamins, you will always have slightly high risk of developing oral cancer As such there is no timeline for lukoplakia to disappear. But keep using multivitamins, I'll advocate tab zincovit as multivitamin of choice for you
Good luck.

Quit habits strictly. The treatment modalities include change of lifestyle factors such as tobacco and alcohol intake.
Medication with carotenoids, vitamin c, e, natural agents (green tea) & non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents.

Thanks for your query.
Leukoplakia can occur in urinary bladder too although oral leukoplakia is much more common.
Leukoplakia is commonly associated with infection of the urinary bladder. And its much more common in females than males.
Symptoms of leukoplakia are - frequent urination, intermittent stream, incomplete emptying of the bladder during urination, increased pain when urinating, general condition worsens.
About 10-15% of urinary bladder leukoplakia are premalignant (pot...more

Leukoplakia is a condition typically seen in tobacco users. Mainly smokeless tobacco like paan with tobacco, zarda, khaini, pan masala etc. Leukoplakia has a predisposition to turn into oral cancer. But if diagnosed early as in your case the recovery can be complete! I am really glad that you have undergone the biopsy and if biopsy shows squamous hyperplasia with dysplasia it means that we have caught the lesion early and nothing is there to worry as it has not transformed into an oral cancer le...more

First you have to quit the habit of gutkha, tobacco products, alcohol and smoking if you take these. Because these things causes leukoplakia.
Consult a good dental surgeon for thorough investigation and screening for any transformation. It is a precancerous stage.

Hi lybrate-user
Since the ulcer is near an area which you have written as "leukoplakia" I assume that you must have taken an opinion from a specialist. The ulcer should actually heal, but I assume that erythroplakia (redness along with white patchof leukoplakia) has been ruled out. Also, I would suggest that since the ulcer is in the area of leukoplakia, a biopsy should be done to rule out any malignant changes.

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Quit habits strictly. Various treatment modalities for oral leukoplakia have been reported, but there is currently no consensus on the most appropriate treatment
The treatment modalities include change of lifestyle factors such as tobacco and alcohol intake, Medication with retinoids or antimycotics, 13-cis-retenoic acid, carotenoids, Vitamin C, E, Natural agents (green tea) & Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents Surgical excision,
Cryosurgery.