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Abstract
The prevalence of gingival physiologic pigmentation in three ethnic groups of a total
of 2,465 Israeli Jews were determined. The distribution of this gingival pigmentation,
according to anatomic parts and divisions, was examined. Results showed the presence
of gingival pigmentation in 57.9% of the Eastern group, 49.3% of the Sephardic group,
and 21.1% of the Ashkenazi group. No indication of sex predilection was found. The
most common site of pigmentation was the labial part of the gingiva, and the attached
gingiva was the most common pigmented anatomic division. The group of Eastern Jews
showed the highest pervalence of physiologic pigmentation in each of the anatomic
parts and divisions of the gingiva.
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© 1984 The C. V. Mosby Company. Published by Elsevier Inc.
