DISAPPEARANCE OF SMOKERS MELANOSIS AFTER REDUCING SMOKING

Authors
HEDIN CA PINDBORG JJ AXELL T
Citation
Ca. Hedin et al., DISAPPEARANCE OF SMOKERS MELANOSIS AFTER REDUCING SMOKING, Journal of oral pathology & medicine, 22(5), 1993, pp. 228-230
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Journal of oral pathology & medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09042512
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
228 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0904-2512(1993)22:5<228:DOSMAR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Besides genetic factors, tobacco smoking is known to be the main cause of oral melanin pigmentation. The present study compares the frequenc y of oral melanin pigmentation in a large number of former smokers wit h that of non-smokers. It also describes in two patients the disappear ance of smoker's melanosis in the buccal mucosa following a considerab le reduction in smoking.