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Amalgam tattoo - Oral Mucosal Lesion
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Contributors: Carl Allen DDS, MSD, Belinda Tan MD, PhD, Sook-Bin Woo MS, DMD, MMSc
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Synopsis

Amalgam tattoo : Oral blue macule, Oral gray macule
Amalgam tattoos are a common macular pigmentation caused by pieces of amalgam (silver filling material) accidentally implanted into the mucosa. It is asymptomatic.

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ICD10CM:
K13.79 – Other lesions of oral mucosa

SNOMEDCT:
109789004 – Amalgam tattoo

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Last Updated:01/10/2007
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Clinical image of Amalgam tattoo - imageId=1482317. Click to open in gallery. caption: 'Grayish macules in the vicinity of a filling on the buccal mucosa.'
Grayish macules in the vicinity of a filling on the buccal mucosa.

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