Eruption Hematoma and its Clinical Significance for Clinicians

Eruption hematoma is a macular elevation in the soft tissue of alveolar mucosa seen nearly during the tooth eruption. Commonly, it does not have any clinical symptoms. In most cases, the black dome shape appearance of eruption hematoma worries parents about malignancy. Since the physicians are often the firsts who examine the affected child, this letter aims to provide clinical characteristics, etiology, pathology, and treatment of eruption hematoma to these care providers.