1.0Best Dental Hospitalshttps://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blogdrdentalhttps://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/author/drdental/ecchymosis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Dental Hospitalsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7D2WaC7JH9"><a href="https://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/ecchymosis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/">ecchymosis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/ecchymosis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/embed/#?secret=7D2WaC7JH9" width="600" height="338" title="“ecchymosis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview” — Best Dental Hospitals" data-secret="7D2WaC7JH9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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ecchymosis is the clinical term for a bruise caused by blood leaking into tissues under the skin or mucosa. It often looks like a flat, purple-blue discoloration that gradually changes color as it resolves. Dentists and physicians use the word ecchymosis in chart notes to describe bruising around the face, lips, or inside the mouth. In dental settings, it may be seen after trauma, injections, surgery, or minor soft-tissue injury.