Oral pigmentation: A review

Pigmentations are commonly found in the mouth. They represent in various clinical patterns that can range from just physiologic changes to oral manifestations of systemic diseases and malignancies. Color changes in the oral mucosa can be attributed to the deposition of either endogenous or exogenous...

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Published in:Journal of pharmacy & bioallied science 2015-08, Vol.7 (Suppl 2), p.S403-S408
Main Authors: Sreeja, C, Ramakrishnan, K, Vijayalakshmi, D, Devi, M, Aesha, I, Vijayabanu, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal glands
Age
Care and treatment
Dental Science - Review
Diagnosis
Disease
Drugs
Heavy metals
Lead content
Melanoma
Metals
Mouth diseases
Pigmentation disorders
Pigments
Skin cancer
Syphilis
Tattoos
Tobacco
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Pigmentations are commonly found in the mouth. They represent in various clinical patterns that can range from just physiologic changes to oral manifestations of systemic diseases and malignancies. Color changes in the oral mucosa can be attributed to the deposition of either endogenous or exogenous pigments as a result of various mucosal diseases. The various pigmentations can be in the form of blue/purple vascular lesions, brown melanotic lesions, brown heme-associated lesions, gray/black pigmentations.
ISSN:0976-4879
0975-7406
0975-7406
DOI:10.4103/0975-7406.163471