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*"Congenital Pink [[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|Tooth]]"
*Occurs in cattle, cats and sometimes pigs
*[[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|Teeth]] are pink due to congenital inability to metabolise haemoglobin pigments. These pigments also produce [[photosensitivity]] in skin.
*This results in severe sunburn if animal exposed to normal levels of sunlight.
Discoloration of a single [[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|tooth]] is more likely to be caused by pus in the [[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|tooth]].
[[Category:Teeth - Developmental Pathology]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Cat]][[Category:Pig]]