Research Article
HIV-Associated Oral Mucosal Melanin Hyperpigmentation: A Clinical Study in a South African Population Sample
Table 2
HIV-OMH: sites affected and clinical characteristics.
| ā | Clinical parameters | HIV-OMH () |
| Intraoral site | Gingiva | 17 | 45.95% | Buccal mucosa | 11 | 29.73% | Palate-hard | 6 | 16.22% | Palate-soft | 2 | 5.41% | Tongue | 6 | 16.22% | Labial mucosa | 7 | 18.92% | Floor of the mouth | 1 | 2.70% | Alveolar ridge | 1 | 2.70% |
| Extent | Localised/single | 3 | 8.11% | Generalised/multiple | 34 | 91.89% |
| Intensity | Light | 20 | 54.05% | Dense | 17 | 45.95% |
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