Figure 1:(A) Photograph of a black and blue-grey lesion in the maxillary gingiva of a 73-year-
old man with an amalgam tattoo. The lesion was observed along the gingiva adjacent to a …

ENDODONTOLOGY Amalgam tattoo - A case report Page 1 ENDODONTOLOGY Amalgam
tattoo - A case report GANAPATHY.NM * MAKUTTAPPA ** ANIL.M *** *Post Graduate Student …

Dental amalgam tattoo, affecting approximately 0.4—0.9% and 8% of the American and
Swedish adult populations respectively, is the most common localised pigmented lesion in …

A 54-year-old female was referred for management of a large amalgam tattoo involving the
alveolar mucosa between teeth# 6 and# 9. The lesion had been present for over 20 years …

The amalgam tattoo is the most common extrinsic pigmented lesion of the oral mucosa and
is generally located near areas where amalgam restorations were performed. Clinically …

Amalgam tattoos develop as an amalgam deposit often as a result of continuous contact
between an amalgam filling and the gingiva or amalgam fragments embedded in the oral …

A 64-year-old man was referred for evaluation of an asymptomatic pigmented lesion on the
buccal mucosa (Panels A and B). After 15 pack-years of smoking, he had quit smoking more …

Amalgam tattoos are a serious cosmetic problem for patients. A 35-year-old woman came to
a private periodontal practice complaining of black pigmentation (amalgam tattoo) above …

Amalgam tattoo is defined as the presence of exogenous amalgam fragments within the oral
mucosa which causes a brown to black pigmentation. It may be caused by accidental …

Introduction: An amalgam tattoo is the most common form of exogenous oral pigmentation
caused by the diffusion of dental amalgam into the soft tissue. Observation: Here we …