Concomitant endogenous and exogenous etiology for gingival pigmentation.

Autor: Zamboni Martins Panucci, Beatriz, Morandin Ferrisse, Tulio, Bufalino, Andreia, Esquiche León, Jorge
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Zdroj: Dermatology Online Journal; 2021, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p1-4, 5p
Abstrakt: Oral pigmented lesions can be physiological or pathological, exogenous or endogenous, as well as focal, multifocal, or diffuse. Among them, the oral melanotic macule (OMM) is a small, well-delimited brown-to-black macule, often affecting the lip and gingiva. Amalgam tattoo (AT) is a grey or black area of discoloration on the oral mucosa as a result of entry of dental amalgam into the soft tissues, commonly gingiva and alveolar ridge. Herein, we present a patient with gingival pigmentation with features of both OMM and AT in the same location. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index