Volume 27, Issue 133, March 2023

Mild epithelial dysplasia: A case report and review

Ismail Mahmoud Abdouh^1♦, Hattan Zaki², Hamzah Babkair¹, Basem Akily¹, Ahmad Othman³, Shahad Almutairi⁴, Rola Aljohani⁴, Lamis Lmrabet Mohamado⁴, Abdulrahman Alsani⁵, Rahaf Almukhlifi⁵

¹Assistant professor at Department of Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia
²Associate professor at Department of Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia
³Assistant professor at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia
⁴Dental Intern, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia
⁵General Dentist, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant professor at Department of Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Leukoplakia is an abnormal patch of white tissue that forms on mucous membranes in the mouth and other areas of the body. It may transform to dysplasia or cancer. Epithelial dysplasia is a growth anomaly due to abnormal growth of the epithelium. Case report: A 35-year-old Pakistani male was referred by his dentist to the Oral Surgery clinic due to the presence of diffused white patches in the oral mucosa. Medical history is non-significant and for the social history, the patient has used betel nuts. Intraoral examination revealed diffuse white patches in the lower right and left alveolar and buccal mucosa. Incisional biopsy was taken for the mixed white and red lesion which showed a cellular atypia in the basal and parabasal cell layers. The diagnose was mild epithelium dysplasia. Conclusion: Dentists and general practitioners are important in detecting leukoplakia early because It’s easy to eliminate a potential cause of the condition.

Keywords: Leukoplakia, Epithelial dysplasia, Malignancy, Oral cancer

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e154ms2927

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i133/e154ms2927

Published: 20 March 2023