Bilirubin pigmentation of human teeth caused by hyperbilirubinemia

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 128-130

  Watanabe, Kazufumi ^a   Shibata, Toshiyuki ^a   Kurosawa, Takao ^a   Morisaki, Ichijiro ^b   Kinehara, Michitoki ^c   Igarashi, Seiji ^a   Arisue, Makoto ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Hyperbilirubinemia; Jaundice; Pigmented teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033105599     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1999.tb02010.x     Document Type: Article

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