Namaskaram
Grey pigmentation can be due to few conditions, which can be confirmed upon complete investigation by biopsy and evaluation of your oral cavity. It's a condition that occurs on constant irritation to your cheeks, commonly because of smoking and tobacco use,pan masala, other causes include rough teeth surfaces, injury, alcohol etc.
A habit of 10 years is an irritation and trauma since ten years, it has been manifesting from that long, thus it appeared even after cessation of habits.
It can be a condition which has high chance of turning into an oral cancer, burning sensation is experienced because of it, but not to worry, a dentist is well equipped to treat this issue properly and resolve your patches.
Completely stop intake of pan masala and smoking.take a vegetable and fruit rich diet, especially the ones with abundant
vitamin A. Immediately visit a dentist.
Team shambhala.