[Drug-induced discoloration of the teeth and gingiva]

For this article all cases of suspected drug-induced discolouration of teeth and gingiva reported between 1.1.1989 and 31.5.1997 have been collected. As far as documented all discolourations were reversible and represented exclusively undesired but not serious adverse drug effects. In the literature such events are usually not mentioned. Thus, sense and intention of this work is to draw attention to certain adverse effects that are hitherto not well known.