A 37-year-old man presents with a blue-black macule (1 * 1 cm) in his palate. The area is covered with intact epithelium and there was no apparent inflammatory response. Biopsy shows deposits of black foreign material. This suggests which of the following?

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The description of a blue-black macule with intact epithelium and biopsy showing deposits of black foreign material in the palate is characteristic of an amalgam tattoo. Amalgam tattoos occur due to the implantation of dental amalgam particles in the oral tissues, often as a result of dental procedures.

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