Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Oral Pigmentation

Abstract

Aslı Aksu Çerman and Ä°lknur Kıvanç Altuna

Diagnosis of pigmented lesions of the oral cavity is challenging. Oral pigmentation can be physiological or pathological, melanin-associated or non-melanin-associated, and endogenous or exogenous. Evaluation of a patient with oral pigmentation requires a systemic approach. This review presents diagnosis, differential diagnosis and management of pigmentary findings in the oral cavity.