Oral Pigmented lesions- A Short Review

Authors

  • Ryhanath Gulshan1 , K.M.K.Masthan2 , .N.Aravindha Babu3 , L.Malathi3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11709

Keywords:

Physiologic pigmentation, melanin, nevi

Abstract

Pigmentations can be commonly found in the mouth which are presents in various clinical patterns ranging
from physiological changes to oral manifestations of systemic diseases and malignancies. Oral pigmentation
can be focal,multifocal or diffuse. Oral pigmentation can be exogenous, endogenous, physiological and
pathological. Oral pigmentation is more likely to have a multifactorial etiology

Author Biography

  • Ryhanath Gulshan1 , K.M.K.Masthan2 , .N.Aravindha Babu3 , L.Malathi3

    1
    Post graduate Student, 2Professor and Head, 3Professor, 4Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and
    Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research,
    Pallikaranai, Chennai

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Published

2020-10-29

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Section

Articles

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Oral Pigmented lesions- A Short Review. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 1311-1314. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11709