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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"r2cornell",<br>"author":"alendomaster619",<br>"permlink":"a-very-common-oral-infection-for-tobbaco-users-and-smokers",<br>"title":"A VERY COMMON ORAL INFECTION FOR TOBBACO USERS AND SMOKERS",<br>"body":"# <center>LEUKOPLAKIA<\/center> \n\n![Oral_Speckled_Leukoplakia-880x608-1.jpg (https:\/\/img.blurt.world\/blurtimage\/alendomaster619\/8171516352107f9749e0f37d36ac5a8915f60ca4.jpg)\n[Source (https:\/\/exodontia.info\/oral-leukoplakia\/)\n\nHello Blurtians ,<br> hope you are doing and healthy,<br> keep Blurting and sky will be your limit \n\nToday,<br> I will like to tell you about a very deadly infection of the oral cavity which could turn to cancer if care is not taken.\n\nThe infection is known as **Leukoplakia** \n\nLeukoplakia is a clinical condition in which white patches or spots form inside of the oral mucosa of the mouth \n\n>Leukoplakia is a condition in which one or more white \n patches or spots (lesions) forms inside the mouth.\n Leukoplakia is different from other causes of white patches such as thrush or lichen planus because it can eventually develop into oral cancer. Within 15 years,<br> about 3% to 17.5% of people with leukoplakia will develop squamous cell carcinoma,<br> a common type of skin cancer.\nThe likelihood of developing cancer from leukoplakia depends on the size,<br> shape,<br> and appearance of abnormal cells.[Source (https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/17655-leukoplakia#:~:text=Leukoplakia%20is%20a%20condition%20in,<br>eventually%20develop%20into%20oral%20cancer.)\n\nIt is sometimes caused by heavy smoking over long-term duration,<br> chewing of tobacco,<br> alcohol use,<br> chewing of betel nut and so on \n\nHowever,<br> some cases of leukoplakia have no known cause (this is called idiopathic case leukoplakia)\n\nLeukoplakia usually does not cause permanent damage to tissues in the oral mucosa though it could lead to oral cancer if not detected and treated early \n\nOral cancer often form near leukoplakia patches and the patches themselves may even show cancerous changes and as such even after leukoplakia patches are removed the risk of oral cancer re-occurrence still remains a challenging event \n# <center>CAUSES OF LEUKOPLAKIA<\/center>\nAlthough the cause of leukoplakia is quite unknown,<br> chronic irritation of the oral mucosa and other tissues of the mouth appears to be most responsible for most cases.\n\nPart of the causes are the following :\n\n1- Chronic tobacco use and addiction such as smoking and chewing \n\n2- Broken or sharp teeth rubbing on the tongue for quite a long time (Irritation of the tongue )\n\n3- Smokeless tobacco products are also believed to cause leukoplakia whereby the users hold the tobacco agents against their cheeks \n\n4- Compromised and weakened immune system can expose a person who is carrier of Epstein- bar Virus EPV to become infected with hairy leukoplakia \n\n5- Some conditions of leukoplakia are found to be of idiopathic origin (no known cause or etiology)\n\nI will stop here for now,<br> we will discuss about types,<br> symptoms,<br> diagnoses and the importance of knowing about this infection in the next post \n\n**Thank you for reading the post and Stay Healthy**",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"r2cornell\",<br>\"blurtlife\",<br>\"photography\",<br>\"blurtconnect\",<br>\"blurtafrica\",<br>\"blurttribe\",<br>\"instablurt\",<br>\"blurtainment\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/img.blurt.world\/blurtimage\/alendomaster619\/8171516352107f9749e0f37d36ac5a8915f60ca4.jpg\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/exodontia.info\/oral-leukoplakia\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/17655-leukoplakia#:~:text=Leukoplakia%20is%20a%20condition%20in,<br>eventually%20develop%20into%20oral%20cancer.\" ,<br>\"app\":\"blurt\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " | | comment_options | "author":"alendomaster619",
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