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White ,red ,dark patches in innner cheks
There are some white ,red, dark patches in my cheeks from inside..tightening of cheeks is also there
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There are many causes for white/red patches in the buccal mucosa such as oral lichen planus, leukoplakia, erythroplakia, oral submucous fibrosis etc. Treatment depends on identifying cause for your problem
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