leukoplakia Help

[seeking11]

Is leukoplakia passed from person to person by kissing. I read where hpv can be associated with it?

Thank you for your help,

seeker11

[seeking11]

Thank you for your response. I guess I should go see my dentist eh?
Thanks

[scottma]

leukoplakia means white patch, there are many disease entities undelying leukoplakia. Only when specific lesions are ruled out, we( oral pathologist) may sign out as leukoplakia, which is almost never signed out in a pathologic report. I can't answer your question.

[seeking11]

Can leukoplakia be transmitted by itdelf? When HPV is not present?

[scottma]

Assuming hpv refers to human papilloma virus, hpv can be transmitted through kissing.