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

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Nicotine stomatitis is a benign lesion of the hard palate typically associated with heavy pipe and cigar smoking. Tobacco pouch keratosis occurs in the mucobuccal fold and is caused by chewing/spitting tobacco. Necrotizing sialometaplasia is caused by lack of blood supply to a specific area of the palate. An ulcer is often present. Frictional keratosis results from chronic chewing on an edentulous alveolar ridge.

This Lesion on the Palate Is Typically Associated with Heavy