Intra-oral White Patches course for Dental Practice

This session describes the classification of intra-oral white patches.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you should be able to:

• Classify intra-oral white patches
• Explain the relevance of such lesions to patients
• Provide advice to patients that could reduce the risk of premalignant changes

White patches in the mouth represent changes in the normal structure of the epithelium. White patches develop when the epithelium either becomes keratinised or the existing keratin layer becomes thickened.