| Issue |
J Oral Med Oral Surg
Volume 25, Number 1, 2019
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 7 | |
| Number of page(s) | 2 | |
| Section | Cas clinique / Short case report | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mbcb/2018031 | |
| Published online | 22 February 2019 | |
Short Case Report
Extensive amalgam tattoo (amalgam pigmentation) on the palatal mucosa: a short case report
1
Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Stomatologie et chirurgie plastique. Hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
2
Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
* Correspondence: mohammedkamalfiqhi@gmail.com
Received:
18
January
2018
Accepted:
6
July
2018
Introduction: An amalgam tattoo is the most common form of exogenous oral pigmentation caused by the diffusion of dental amalgam into the soft tissue. Observation: Here we describe a case of diffuse pigmentation of amalgam on the hard palate. Discussion: Mucosal hyperpigmentation can occasionally be confused with melanotic lesions, thereby requiring a biopsy for differential diagnosis. Once the diagnosis of an amalgam tattoo has been established, the removal of the lesion is not necessary, except for aesthetic reasons.
Key words: amalgam tattoo / oral mucosa / pigmentation
© The authors, 2019
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