Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (Jan 2013)

Unusual extensive physiologic melanin pigmentation of the oral cavity: A clinical presentation

  • K Mallikarjuna,
  • S Gupta,
  • S Shukla,
  • S Chaurasia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-4388.115718
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 2
pp. 121 – 125

Abstract

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Pigmented lesions are commonly found in the oral cavity. Oral pigmentations may be physiological or pathological in nature. It may represent as a localized anomaly of limited significance or the presentation of potentially life threatening multisystem disease. Oral pigmentation has a multifactorial etiology. Most of the oral pigmentations are physiologic. Evaluation of a patient with pigmented lesions should include a full medical and dental history, extraoral and intraoral examinations. In this article, we report a case of extensive physiologic pigmentation of the oral cavity in a 12 year old female patient, posing a diagnostic challenge.

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