Disappearance of smoker's melanosis after reducing smoking.
Besides genetic factors, tobacco smoking is known to be the main cause of oral melanin pigmentation. The present study compares the frequency of oral melanin pigmentation in a large number of former smokers with that of non-smokers. It also describes in two patients the disappearance of smoker's melanosis in the buccal mucosa following a considerable reduction in smoking.
Hedin
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Department of Periodontology, Mälarsjukhuset, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Pindborg
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Axéll
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008548:Melanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation