What Is Epithelial Hyperplasia?
Focal epithelial hyperplasia is essentially an oral infection with the wart-producing papillomavirus, although from a different family of viruses. Individual pink or whitish mucosal masses are typically multiple and often flat on top. They are painless, very contagious and occur in children and adolescents, although some may remain into adulthood. They cause no significant problem unless one occurs on the visible lip. When desired, lesions can be removed by conservative surgery or laser destruction.
