Journal of PEARLDENT

  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Acute Multiple Ulcers Involving Oral Mucosa

1Post Graduate student, Dept. of oral medicine and radiology, Bapuji dental college and hospital, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India

2Professor, Dept. of oral medicine and radiology, Bapuji dental college and hospital, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India

3Prof and Head, Dept. of oral medicine and radiology, Bapuji dental college and hospital, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Contact allergy is a frequently encountered in association with oral mucosa due to various products like food, beverages, oral hygiene products and dental materials. Toothpastes are our day today oral hygiene product which we use multiple times a day. Though when compared to other products like dental materials the prevalence of contact allergy due to toothpaste is less yet it should always be considered in differential diagnosis. This is one such rare case of allergy due to toothpaste.

Keywords

contact stomatitis, dentifrices, stomatitis venenata