title: Elastic cartilage in the incisive canal region: report of a case.
abstract: A man complained persistently of 'gritty bits' coming into his mount from behind the upper front teeth over a period of 10 years. Elastic cartilage was found within fibrous connective tissue of the incisive papilla region and it is suggested that transepidermal elimination of elastotic material, as happens in perforating dermatoses, was responsible for this patients complaint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Dental Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*