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Smoker's Palate
Aka: Smoker's Palate, Stomatitis nicotina, Nicotinic Stomatitis
- Epidemiology
- Visible only in Tobacco smokers
- More common in pipe smokers and cigar smokers
- Pathophysiology
- Inflamed, highlighted ducts of Salivary Glands
- Palatal submucosa rich in minor Salivary Glands
- Signs
- Diffuse white mucosal thickening on Hard Palate
- Pinpoint reddish Papules on this white background
- Evaluation
- Benign lesions, but predicts other Oral Tumors
- Only needs biopsy if on Soft Palate
- References
- Kleinegger in Rakel (2002) Current Therapy, p. 830