Abstract
The oral leukoplakia is considered as a pre-malignant lesion for the development of the squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and several risk factors can be related to this carcinogenesis, including the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer and its role in oral carcinogenesis is still controversial. In the oral mucosa has been made the association of oral leukopl…