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At a routine physical, when the doctor looks in your mouth, is it possible to actually see hairy leukoplakia if it's there?

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Yes : Yes, but the doctor needs some experience in diagnosing it. Dentists, oral surgeons and head and neck surgeons are probably the ones with the most experience. Some infectious disease doctors that see HIV patients have good experience diagnosing this.

Answered 6/10/2014

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