Management of Gingival Vitiligo with the Use of a Tattoo Technique

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 724-728

  Center, Jonathan M ^a   Mancini, Sabrina ^b   Baker, Gerald I ^a,b   Mock, David ^a,b   Tenenbaum, Howard C ^a,b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MRC Grp in Periodontal Physiol   (United States)

Author keywords

Esthetics, dental; Gingival abnormalities; HIV infections; Tattoo therapeutic use; Vitiligo therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TATTOOING; VITILIGO;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TATTOOING; VITILIGO;

EID: 0032088230     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1998.69.6.724     Document Type: Article

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