Health Condition 1: K068- Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: depigmentation with blue lase: depigmentation with blue lase using 470nm wavelength.
Control Intervention1: depigmentation with diode laser: depigmentation with diode laser using 810nm
Sponsors
Karuturi Lahari
Dr Gautami S Penmetsa
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) patients of age 18-30 years 2) Patients aware of the nature of physiological hyperpigmentation of their gums and who requested for improvement of their gingival appearance. 3) Patients with the presence of mild to severe physiological melanin pigmentation of the gingiva in either maxilla or mandible.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with systemic diseases that can interfere with healing and medically compromised conditions. 2) Pregnancy. 3) History of post surgical keloids. 4) Smoking. 5) Acute gingival and periodontal diseases. 6) Pathologically pigmented lesions of gingiva.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To evaluate the intensity of pain experience during and 1 week after treatment. 2. To evalate the intensity of repigmentation after gingival melanin depigmentation with blue and diode laser. Timepoint: baseline, 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Esthetic appraisal by the patient.Timepoint: baseline, 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Karuturi Lahari
Vishnu Dental College
Outcome results
None listed