title: Oral tissue irritants in toothpaste: a case report.
abstract: In this case, an adolescent patient presented with multiple, asymptomatic ulcerated lesions- resembling aphthous ulcerations- located in the oral cavity. The etiology of these lesions appeared to be associated with soft tissue irritants found in the patient's toothpaste. This report highlights the need to rule out known oral irritants in dentifrices for patients who present with oral ulcerations.
authors.affiliation: Howard University College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Washington, DC 20059, USA. lmlawrence@howard.edu
authors.forename: Lelslie M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.affiliation: Howard University College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farquharson
authors.affiliation: Howard University College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Howard University College of Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: Heidi O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Vatanka
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007509:Irritants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000139:chemically induced; D058205:Tooth Bleaching Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry*; D014260:Triclosan / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D007509:Irritants; D058205:Tooth Bleaching Agents; D014100:Toothpastes; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D014260:Triclosan