Here's why some people have black gums

Dr. Jonathan B. Levine, DMD tells us why some people have darker gums than others. Following is a transcript of the video: DR. LEVINE: So, in this country, the standard of beauty is pink gums. So when you see anything black in the smile, in the mouth, it looks like there’s an appearance of something's wrong or disease. Black gums comes from the melanin or from production from the melanocytes. So think of the skin. You have a very light tone all the way to darker, olivey skin to black and it ha...