What is a linea alba or Frictional Keratosis in the mouth & its management? -Dr. Arundati Krishnaraj

Registration No.9439-A Karnataka State Dental Council, 2001 Dr. Arundati Krishnaraj | Phone 📞: 082775 42111 (Online & in-person appointment can be booked online or by call) | Consultant Prosthodontist & Implantatologist| Delta Dental Care, RT Nagar, Bengaluru, India Subscribe to    / @doctors-circle  World's Largest Health Platform    / @doctorscirclehindi   दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा हेल्थ प्लेटफार्म    / @doctorscircle-knowyourdoctor   Know Your Doctor Linea alba or literally called as a white line or frictional keratosis. The cause of linea alba is cheek biting when your cheek comes in between your upper and lower teeth. So the cause for linea alba or cheek biting is varied, one of the causes is because your nervousness is a habit of biting the cheeks and you get a white line from the corner of your mouth extending all the way posterior along the lone of your teeth. The second reason is it could be because of the teeth which are in a malaligned position or the dentures that are worn it or reduced in vertical height causing the cheek to come in between the upper and lower teeth casing the cheek biting. So this may cause a white line to appear inside the check side of your mouth it usually disappears over a period of time if the cause is removed, if it is a malaligned teeth, correction of the teeth and alignment of the teeth will usually correct the linea alba or cheek biting. If it is a habit because of nervousness, it is usually due to stress. So reduce your stress and other habits, it will reduce by itself. There is no treatment for linea alba. It resolves by itself unless the cause is removed.