RT Book, Section
A1 Messadi, Diana V.
A1 Le, Anh D.
A1 Mirowski, Ginat W.
A1 Sedano, Heddie
A2 Kelly, A. Paul
A2 Taylor, Susan C.
A2 Lim, Henry W.
A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido
SR Print(0)
ID 1161547679
T1 Anatomy and Diseases of the Oral Mucosa
T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071805520
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161547679
RD 2024/04/18
AB KEY  POINTSLeukoedema  is  the  most  common  benign  oral  condition  related  to  individuals  with  skin  of  color.No  treatment  is  necessary  for  leukoedema.Oral  cancer  incidence  rate  is  similar  among  African  Americans  and  Caucasians,  but  the  mortality  rate  is  higher  in  African  Americans  due  to  late  diagnosis  and  lack  of  access  to  medical  care.Screening  and  early  detection  of  oral  cancer  are  important  to  decrease  the  high  mortality  and  morbidity  rates  in  African  Americans.Physiologic  oral  pigmentation  is  due  to  greater  melanocytic  activity  rather  than  higher  number  of  melanocytes.Some  oral  conditions  are  seen  more  commonly  in  Native  Americans.In  contrast  to  cutaneous  melanoma,  oral  melanoma  is  as  equally  prevalent  in  African  Americans  as  in  Caucasians.