Intraoral contact mucositis induced by cinnamon-flavored chewing gum--a case report

Adriane S Siqueira; Cibelle C O Santos; Márcio R Cristino; Denise C Silva; Maria das Graças R Pinheiro; João J V Pinheiro

Intraoral contact mucositis induced by cinnamon-flavored chewing gum--a case report

Quintessence Int. 2009 Oct;40(9):719-21.

Authors

Adriane S Siqueira¹, Cibelle C O Santos, Márcio R Cristino, Denise C Silva, Maria das Graças R Pinheiro, João J V Pinheiro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 19862397

Abstract

Contact mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal reaction caused by many agents. A case of a 53-year-old man with contact-type allergy in oral mucosa due to cinnamon chewing gum is presented. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonspecific oral lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acrolein / adverse effects
Acrolein / analogs & derivatives
Chewing Gum / adverse effects*
Cinnamomum zeylanicum*
Diagnosis, Differential
Erythema / etiology
Flavoring Agents / adverse effects*
Humans
Hypersensitivity / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Stomatitis / etiology*

Substances

Chewing Gum
Flavoring Agents
Acrolein
cinnamaldehyde