January 2013
Treatment of Amalgam Tattoo with a Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft and Acellular Dermal Matrix
Abstract
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 following endodontic treatment of teeth #7 and #8. A two-stage surgical approach was used to remove the pigmentation, beginning with removal of amalgam fragments from the underlying bone and placement of a subepithelial connective tissue graft and acellular dermal matrix to increase soft tissue thickness subadjacent to the amalgam. Following 7 weeks of healing, gingivoplasty was performed to remove the overlying pigmented tissue. At the 21-month follow-up appointment, the patient exhibited naturally appearing soft tissue with no evidence of amalgam tattoo.
Other articles in this issue
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| Apoptotic Activity of Gingival Crevicular Fluid from Localized Aggressive Periodontitis Huwaida Makhoul, Jill Bashutski, Sindhu Halubai, Darya Dabiri, Erika Benavides and Yvonne L. Kapila | Download |
| Anatomical Landmarks of Maxillary Bifurcated First Premolars and Their Influence on Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Reem Dababneh, DDS, MSc and Rania Rodan, BDS, JB | Download |
| IAP 14th International Biennial Congress | Download |
| The Correlation of Serum and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Cytokines in Obese Subjects Robert A. Fell, Kwan-Yat Zee and Manish Arora | Download |
| Prevalence of Periodontal Pathogens and Metabolic Control of Type 1 Diabetes Patients Rok Schara DDS, PhD, Eva Skaleric DDS, PhD, Katja Seme MD, PhD and Uros Skaleric DDS, PhD | Download |
