Pediatric Oral Vitiligo: Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Manu Sharma Senior lecturer. Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, District Panchkula, Haryana, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2197-1450
  • Arishiya Thapasum Fairozekhan Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-7966
  • Faraz Mohammed Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2440-1058
  • S.R. Janani Consultant-Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Mercy Multispeciality Dental Centre, Tamilnadu, India. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2993-6542
  • R.N. Mugundan Consultant-Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Mercy Multispeciality Dental Centre, Tamilnadu, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-0454
  • Evangeline Cynthia Dhinakaran Fellowship US-OBG (MD Pathology). Mercy Multispeciality Dental Centre, Tamilnadu, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-6455
  • Pragadeesh Subramaniam Mercy Multispeciality Dental Centre, Tamilnadu, India Author
  • Karthik Shunmugavelu Director/Consultant-Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Mercy Multispeciality Dental Centre, Tamilnadu, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7562-8802

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ijds.2021.45129

Keywords:

Oral vitiligo; Depigmentation; Hypomelanotic.

Abstract

Vitiligo is an acquired hypomelanotic disorder of the skin resulting from loss of functional melanoctyes and it affects approximately 0.5-1% of individuals. 25% of vitiligo in children are diagnosed before 10 years of age. The age of onset of vitiligo in children ranges between 4 to 8 years. Depigmentation in oral cavity can be easily noted and awareness about the condition can be created if they are not aware about vitiligo elsewhere in their body and can be guided for the treatment.

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Published

2026-06-15

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2021): Odovtos-International Journal of Dental Sciences

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Literature Review Articles

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Copyright (c) 2021 Manu Sharma, Arishiya Thapasum Fairozekhan, Faraz Mohammed, S.R. Janani, R.N. Mugundan, Evangeline Cynthia Dhinakaran, Pragadeesh Subramaniam, Karthik Shunmugavelu (Author)

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