Abstract
Pigmentary changes which occur in the oral mucosa may be due to a number of conditions, including endocrine disturbances, drug therapy, smoking and betel chewing.
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Odell EW. Cawson’s essentials of oral pathology and oral medicine. 9th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2017. ISBN 9780702049828.
Passeron T, Ortonne JP, editors. Atlas of pigmentary disorders. Berlin: Springer; 2016. ISBN 9783319108964.
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Lewis, M.A.O., Lamey, PJ. (2019). Pigmentary Abnormalities. In: Oral Medicine in Primary Dental Care. BDJ Clinician’s Guides. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15432-5_7
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