Melanotic macule is the most common benign pigmented lesion of the oral cavity characterised
by a focal increase in the melanin deposition. A 34 year old female patient reported
with a chief complaint of black pigmentation with respect to maxillary gingiva between
the central incisors since one year. An excisional biopsy was done for histo pathological
examination, which revealed the lesion as melanotic macule.
Keywords
pigmented lesions - melanin deposition - gingiva - oral melanotic macule.