If you pull off a piece of leukoplakia which the Dentist said it was can one of the white pieces that was pulled off be white with what looked like a tiny hair with a follicle on it just be leukoplakia or is it hairy leukoplakia? Could what looked like the tiny hair just be the root of leukoplakia?
Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Read your query. Leukoplakia lesions cannot usually be plucked. It has to be scraped by removing cells from the surface of the lesion with a small, spinning brush or surgically removing the entire patch (excisional biopsy). I would advise you to have a biopsy done to rule out the diagnosis of leukoplakia. If you have the habit of taking tobacco, smoking quitting that is very important. Limiting the use of alcohol is also very important. Hope this was helpful. Thanks and regards.