Association between duration of residence with gingival pigmentation in Nuha District, East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Objective : Gingival pigmentation (changes of the gingival color) from brown to black discoloration may occur due to exogenous and endogenous factor. Increased concentration of heavy metal in the blood has been known to be one of the exogenous factors that could lead to gingival pigmentation. Nuha i...

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Main Authors: Rasmidar Samad, Qushay Umar Malinta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hasanuddin University 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
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Online Access:http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/451