Intraoral contact mucositis induced by cinnamon-flavored chewing gum - A case report

• Autores: Adriane S. Siqueira, Cibelle C. O. Santos, Márcio R. Cristino, Denise C. Silva, Maria das Gracas R. Pinheiro, João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro
• Localización: Quintessence International, ISSN-e 0033-6572, Vol. 40, Nº. 9, 2009, págs. 719-721
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Contact mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal reaction caused by many agents. A case of a 53-year-old man with contact-type allergy in oral mucosa due to cinnamon chewing gum is presented. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonspecific oral lesions.