Dentistry

at a Glance

Elizabeth Kay

Multiple Choice: Chapter 94 Pigmented lesions

Question 1. A 22-year-old male of Afro-Caribbean origin attends your practice with acute toothache. He has been taking paracetamol and ibuprofen for pain relief. You note generalised pigmentation of his gingival mucosa. Which one of the following is most likely to be responsible for this finding?

A Chronic inflammation
B Drug-related pigmentation
C Endocrine disturbance
D Melasma
E Racial pigmentation