Which finding in the mouth of a patient who uses smokeless tobacco is suggestive of oral cancer?

a. Bleeding during tooth brushing
b. Painful blisters at the lip border
c. Red, velvety patches on the buccal mucosa
d. White, curdlike plaques on the posterior tongue


c. Red, velvety patches on the buccal mucosa

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