Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case

The amalgam tattoo or focal argyrosis, is an iatrogenic lesion that follows the traumatic implantation of amalgam particles in soft tissue or the passive transfer by chronic friction of the mucosa against an amalgam restoration is characterized by the deposit of remains of restorative material compo...

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Autores principales: Bonal-Medina, Alma A, Carrillo-García, Nicol Y, Riggen-Martínez, Guillermo E, Gutiérrez-Cortés, Evangelina, Valdivia , Andréa Dolores
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spelling I10-R335-article-368762025-10-23T15:25:03Z Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case Tatuaje por amalgama: Caso Clínico Bonal-Medina, Alma A Carrillo-García, Nicol Y Riggen-Martínez, Guillermo E Gutiérrez-Cortés, Evangelina Valdivia , Andréa Dolores dental amalgams tattooing argentum metallicum pigmentation disorders Macula amalgama dental tatuaje argentum metallicum trastornos de la pigmentación Macula The amalgam tattoo or focal argyrosis, is an iatrogenic lesion that follows the traumatic implantation of amalgam particles in soft tissue or the passive transfer by chronic friction of the mucosa against an amalgam restoration is characterized by the deposit of remains of restorative material composed of a mixture of silver, mercury, zinc, tin and copper in the connective tissue. Objective to present the clinical case of a patient with amalgam tattoo and the treatment that was carried out prior to his dental rehabilitation. Methods we did a diagnostic and excisional biopsy of the pigmentated lesion Result, as a result of the biopsy, we found that amalgam tattoo with a granulomatous reaction to a foreign body. Conclusion: By means of an excisional biopsy, the diagnosis of the lesion observed in the patient was verified, thus resulting in an amalgam tattoo with a granulomatous reaction to a foreign body. El tatuaje de amalgama o argirosis focal, es una lesión iatrogénica que sigue a la implantación traumática de partículas de amalgama en tejido blando o a la transferencia pasiva por fricción crónica de la mucosa contra una restauración de amalgama se caracteriza por el depósito de restos de material restaurativo compuesto por una mezcla de plata, mercurio, zinc, estaño y cobre en el tejido conectivo. Objetivo presentar el caso clínico de un paciente con tatuaje por amalgama y el tratamiento que fue realizado previo a su rehabilitación dental. Métodos Se realizó diagnóstico y la biopsia excisional de la lesión pigmentada Resultado como resultado de la biopsia encontramos tatuaje por amalgama con reacción granulomatosa a cuerpo extraño.  Conclusión: Por medio de una Biopsia excisional se comprobó el diagnóstico de la lesión que se observó en la paciente, resultando así un tatuaje por amalgama con reacción granulomatosa a cuerpo extraño Facultad de Odontología 2022-03-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RevFacOdonto/article/view/36876 Revista de la Facultad de Odontología; Vol. 32 Núm. 1 (2022): Rev Fac Odont 32(1)-2022-Marzo; 37-45 2545-7594 0325-1071 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RevFacOdonto/article/view/36876/37185 10.25014/ Derechos de autor 2022 Alma A Bonal-Medina, Nicol Y Carrillo-García, Guillermo E Riggen-Martínez, Evangelina Gutiérrez-Cortés, Andréa Dolores Valdivia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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topic dental amalgams
tattooing
argentum metallicum
pigmentation disorders
Macula
amalgama dental
tatuaje
argentum metallicum
trastornos de la pigmentación
Macula
spellingShingle dental amalgams
tattooing
argentum metallicum
pigmentation disorders
Macula
amalgama dental
tatuaje
argentum metallicum
trastornos de la pigmentación
Macula
Bonal-Medina, Alma A
Carrillo-García, Nicol Y
Riggen-Martínez, Guillermo E
Gutiérrez-Cortés, Evangelina
Valdivia , Andréa Dolores
Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case
topic_facet dental amalgams
tattooing
argentum metallicum
pigmentation disorders
Macula
amalgama dental
tatuaje
argentum metallicum
trastornos de la pigmentación
Macula
author Bonal-Medina, Alma A
Carrillo-García, Nicol Y
Riggen-Martínez, Guillermo E
Gutiérrez-Cortés, Evangelina
Valdivia , Andréa Dolores
author_facet Bonal-Medina, Alma A
Carrillo-García, Nicol Y
Riggen-Martínez, Guillermo E
Gutiérrez-Cortés, Evangelina
Valdivia , Andréa Dolores
author_sort Bonal-Medina, Alma A
title Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case
title_short Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case
title_full Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case
title_fullStr Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case
title_full_unstemmed Amalgam Tattoo: Clinical Case
title_sort amalgam tattoo: clinical case
description The amalgam tattoo or focal argyrosis, is an iatrogenic lesion that follows the traumatic implantation of amalgam particles in soft tissue or the passive transfer by chronic friction of the mucosa against an amalgam restoration is characterized by the deposit of remains of restorative material composed of a mixture of silver, mercury, zinc, tin and copper in the connective tissue. Objective to present the clinical case of a patient with amalgam tattoo and the treatment that was carried out prior to his dental rehabilitation. Methods we did a diagnostic and excisional biopsy of the pigmentated lesion Result, as a result of the biopsy, we found that amalgam tattoo with a granulomatous reaction to a foreign body. Conclusion: By means of an excisional biopsy, the diagnosis of the lesion observed in the patient was verified, thus resulting in an amalgam tattoo with a granulomatous reaction to a foreign body.
publisher Facultad de Odontología
publishDate 2022
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RevFacOdonto/article/view/36876
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