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Oral tissue irritants in toothpaste: a case report.

Lelslie M Lawrence¹, André Farquharson², Ronald S Brown²

¹Howard University College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Washington, DC 20059, USA. lmlawrence@howard.edu

The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

|March 4, 2014

Summary

This case report details an adolescent with oral ulcerations linked to toothpaste irritants. It emphasizes checking dental products for common oral irritants in similar cases.

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Area of Science:

Oral Medicine
Dermatology
Pediatric Dentistry

Background:

Oral ulcerations can have diverse etiologies, necessitating a thorough diagnostic approach.
Aphthous-like ulcerations in adolescents warrant investigation beyond common infectious or autoimmune causes.

Observation:

An adolescent patient presented with multiple, asymptomatic, ulcerated oral lesions.
The lesions clinically resembled aphthous ulcerations.
Lesion location was confined to the oral cavity.

Findings:

The etiology of the oral ulcerations was suspected to be soft tissue irritation from a component in the patient's toothpaste.
Identification of specific chemical irritants in dentifrices is crucial.

Implications:

Clinicians should consider common oral irritants in dentifrices when evaluating patients with unexplained oral ulcerations.
Ruling out toothpaste-induced irritation is a key step in diagnosing oral lesions.
This case underscores the importance of a comprehensive patient history including personal care products.