“Nevus of Ota”: A Rare Oro-Facial Pigmentation- Short Review

Ankita Bohra and Sumit Bhat

Abstract

Nevus of Ota is a dermal melanocytic hamartoma of unknown cause and rare in Indian subcontinent, associated with ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular divisions of trigeminal nerve. Oral involvement of nevus of ota is very rare and found mostly in females. This review highlights this obscure, but important oro-facial pigmentation.