title: Widespread oral papillomatosis due to chronic buccal trauma.
abstract: We present a case of oral papillomatosis occurring in a 52-year-old woman. This condition is well known and is characterized by an exuberant proliferation of multiple, flat, verruca-like elevations on the oral and pharyngeal mucosa. This is apparently the first documented case of oral papillomatosis due to trauma to the oral tissue from a dental prosthesis, with subsequent inflammation. Correction of the prosthesis resulted in marked improvement. This presentation emphasizes the causes, diagnosis, pathologic basis, and treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Dermatology Unit, Kupat Holim, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mosovich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatot
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zirkin
mesh_terms: D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology*