This Lesion on the Palate Typically Is Associated with Heavy

question 19

Multiple Choice

This lesion on the palate typically is associated with heavy pipe and cigar smoking.

• A) Tobacco pouch keratosis
• B) Necrotizing sialometaplasia
• C) Nicotine stomatitis
• D) Frictional keratosis

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