Pathology · single question
Which white lesion would NOT be found in the buccal vestibule?
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Correct answer: A. Nicotinic stomatitis
Nicotinic stomatitis is found exclusively on the hard palate of pipe/cigar smokers — NOT in the buccal vestibule.
- A. ✅ CORRECT – Nicotinic stomatitis is specific to the hard palate; NOT found in the buccal vestibule.
- B. ❌ Linea alba appears in the buccal mucosa at the occlusal plane.
- C. ❌ Leukoedema appears as grayish-white opalescence of the buccal mucosa.
- D. ❌ White sponge nevus appears as bilateral spongy white lesions of the buccal mucosa.