Oral premalignant lessions and conditions

Definition: Premalignant lession is defined as a morphologically altered tissue in which cancer is more likely to occur than its apparently normal counterpart.
- Leukoplakia
- Erythroplakia
- Palatal changes associated with reverse smoking.
Premalignant condition is defined as a generalized state associated with increased risk cancer.
- Oral submucous fibrosis
- Syphilis
- Sideropenic dysphagia
- Oral lichen planus
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Dyskeratosis congenita