DISAPPEARANCE OF SMOKERS MELANOSIS AFTER REDUCING SMOKING

被引:43
作者
HEDIN, CA
PINDBORG, JJ
AXELL, T
机构
[1] UNIV COPENHAGEN,FAC HLTH SCI,SCH DENT,DEPT ORAL PATHOL,DK-1168 COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
[2] LUND UNIV,CTR ORAL HLTH SCI,DEPT ORAL SURG & ORAL MED,S-21401 MALMO,SWEDEN
关键词
EPIDEMIOLOGY; MELANIN; MELANOCYTES; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0714.1993.tb01061.x
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Besides genetic factors, tobacco smoking is known to be the main cause of oral melanin pigmentation. The present study compares the frequency of oral melanin pigmentation in a large number of former smokers with that of non-smokers. It also describes in two patients the disappearance of smoker's melanosis in the buccal mucosa following a considerable reduction in smoking.
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页码:228 / 230
页数:3
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