Indian Journal of Dental Research

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Year
: 2011  |  Volume : 22  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 850--852

Report of rare palatal expression of Nevus of Ota with amendment of Tanino«SQ»s classification


Mahima V Guledgud, Karthikeya Patil, Srikanth H Srivathsa, Suchetha N Malleshi 
 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India

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Mahima V Guledgud
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore
India

Nevus of Ota, a benign melanocytic pigmentary disorder with rare malignant transformation potential, affects 0.014-0.034% of the Asian and Black population and has a strong predilection for females. It occurs in the area innervated by the first and second division of the trigeminal nerve. Oral manifestation is rarely noted with only 14 cases reported till date. This report documents a case of Nevus of Ota with the infrequently noted oral involvement, in an Indian lady. Since oral manifestation is not acknowledged in Tanino«SQ»s classification, the authors propose a modification to the same.


How to cite this article:
Guledgud MV, Patil K, Srivathsa SH, Malleshi SN. Report of rare palatal expression of Nevus of Ota with amendment of Tanino's classification.Indian J Dent Res 2011;22:850-852


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Guledgud MV, Patil K, Srivathsa SH, Malleshi SN. Report of rare palatal expression of Nevus of Ota with amendment of Tanino's classification. Indian J Dent Res [serial online] 2011 [cited 2023 Mar 20 ];22:850-852
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