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Can accidental local application of a drug cause discolouration of permanent teeth?
Manoj Kumar Hans1, Ajay Nagpal2, Shashit Shetty3
1Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Vyas Dental College & Hosptal , Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India .
Abstract:
Thorough knowledge on the aetiology of tooth staining is of importance to dental surgeons, in order to enable a correct diagnosis to be made when examining a discoloured dentition and it allows the dental practitioner to explain to the patient the exact nature of the condition. Tetracyclines are a group of drugs which can discolour teeth permanently. One such case of discolouration of adult teeth caused by administration of tetracycline(oxytetracycline) has been reported here and it has been discussed in detail.
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