Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Efficacy of Diode LASER and Cryosurgery for Gingival Pigmentation: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Study
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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23: e220144, 2023. tab, graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To compare and evaluate the clinical efficacy of diode laser and cryosurgery for treating melanin pigmentation of gingiva. Material andMethods:
A total of twenty-five subjects with physiological gingival pigmentation on the facial aspect of both maxillary and mandibular anterior arches (50 sites), both male and female, with an average age ranging from 18-35 years, participated in the study. The sites were randomly divided into Group I depigmentation by Laser and Group II depigmentation by Cryosurgery. The following parameters were assessed for the evaluation of treatmentresults:
Melanin Oral Pigmentation Index (PI), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain evaluation and Healing index (HI). The data collected was statistically evaluated.Results:
On intergroup comparison, there was no statistical difference in the score from baseline (p>0.05); however, a statistically significant difference was seen at the end of 1 year (p<0.05). Moreover, 57-60% of arches showed recurrence of pigmentation in the laser group whereas; only 12.7-17% recurrence was seen in the cryosurgery group at the end of the first year.Conclusion:
Treatment of gingival hyperpigmentation with laser and cryosurgery shows a marked improvement of gingival pigmentation in both groups, but the cryosurgery depigmentation sites showed more sustainability.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Hyperpigmentation
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Laser Therapy
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Gingival Diseases
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Melanins
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Evaluation studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
Institution/Affiliation country:
Government District Hospital/IN
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Kalka Dental College and Hospital/IN
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Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre/IN
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