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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2018; 08(01): 48-51
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708744
Case Report

Oral Melanotic Macule – An Unusual Occurrence In Gingiva

Sajna H. R.
1   Post graduate student, Department of Periodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, NITTE (deemed to be University)
,
Biju Thomas
2   Professor and HODm, Department of Periodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, NITTE (deemed to be University)
,
Amitha Ramesh
3   Professor, Department of Periodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, NITTE (deemed to be University).
,
Rahul Bhandary
4   Professor, Department of Periodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, NITTE (deemed to be University).
,
Madhurya N. Kedlaya
5   Post graduate student, Department of Periodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, NITTE (deemed to be University)
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Abstract

Melanotic macule is the most common benign pigmented lesion of the oral cavity characterised by a focal increase in the melanin deposition. A 34 year old female patient reported with a chief complaint of black pigmentation with respect to maxillary gingiva between the central incisors since one year. An excisional biopsy was done for histo pathological examination, which revealed the lesion as melanotic macule.

Keywords

pigmented lesions - melanin deposition - gingiva - oral melanotic macule.


Publication History

Received: 04 October 2017

Accepted: 05 January 2018

Article published online:
20 April 2020

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