Tongue leukoplakia initial symptoms?

summary

According to the tendency of malignant transformation, the white plaques on tongue mucosa can be divided into benign white keratosis and precancerous white plaques. The occurrence of oral leukoplakia is related to smoking, alcohol, chronic friction and eating hot and spicy food. Leukoplakia is a kind of oral precancerous lesion, which usually occurs in people over 40 years old. The transformation of leukoplakia into cancer usually occurs 2-4 years after the appearance of leukoplakia. However, the malignant transformation rate seems to have nothing to do with the age of the patients, mainly related to whether the local physical and chemical stimulation continues. Male is more than female. So let's talk about the early symptoms of tongue leukoplakia?

Tongue leukoplakia initial symptoms?

1. Homogeneous lesions are white plaques, slightly higher than the mucosal surface, slightly rough, wrinkled, no conscious symptoms, or astringent.

2. Verrucous proliferative white plaque, thick and high, with verrucous protuberance on the surface, hard texture and rough feeling.

3. There are fine, white granular keratosis higher than the mucosa on the granular red mucosa surface, which looks like villi.

matters needing attention

1. When people reach middle age, they go to the hospital for oral examination every six months. Usually to observe their own oral mucosa, there is no white can not remove the rough plaque. 2. Always pay attention to whether there are damaged teeth and sharp dentures in the mouth, because the sharp edge can stimulate the tongue edge and induce leukoplakia. 3. Often pay attention to the changes of leukoplakia, such as erythema around leukoplakia, plaque hardening, and even bleeding, ulcers and other phenomena, which are the early signs of potential malignant transformation.