title: Extensive physiologic melanin pigmentation on the tongue: An unusual clinical presentation.
abstract: Pigmented lesions are commonly found in the oral cavity. Pigmentation has a multifactorial etiology. Most of the oral pigmentations are physiologic but sometimes it can be a precursor of severe diseases. Evaluation of a patient presented with a pigmented lesion should include a full medical and dental history, extraoral and intraoral examinations and even in some cases biopsy and laboratory investigations are required. In this article, we report a case of extensive physiologic pigmentation on the tongue in a 32-year-old female patient, posing a diagnostic challenge.
authors: Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Sunira
authors: S
authors: Chandra
authors: Vaishali
authors: V
authors: Keluskar
authors: Anjana
authors: A
authors: Bagewadi
authors: Kunal
authors: K
authors: Sah