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    Community Forums General Dentistry I have linea alba in my mouth. What is the reason?

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      linea alba is the white line which generally seen on buccal mucosa. That happens due to cheek biting or sometimes, a misaligned wisdom tooth or any other tooth that can pinch the mucosa of the cheeks. Or friction of the mucosa due to denture is also responsible for that.

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