A Study Comparing Healing, Pain and Recurrence of Gum Pigmentation After Surgical, Diode Laser and Microneedling Depigmentation Methods

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEALING, REPIGMENTATION AND PAIN DURING GINGIVAL DEPIGMENTATION USING CONVENTIONAL SURGICAL METHOD, DIODE LASER AND MICRONEEDLING A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/03/105598

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Diode LASER: In group 2 participant, after achieving local anesthesia, pigmented gingiva will be ablated by Diode LASER at wavelength of 450nm at 2 watt power in a continuous wave mod

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 15 - 40 years age group Both Male and Female Periodontally healthy subjects Bimaxillary melanin hyperpigmentation in the facial aspects of anterior regions with moderate or heavy clinical pigmentation according to Dummett and Gupta index.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Systemically compromised Patients Patient with smoking habit Patient using drugs with potential to cause oral pigmentation Pregnant and lactating women Subjects with thin gingival biotype

Design outcomes

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ashok KP

College of Dental Science and hospital

drashokkp@gmail.com7049754198

Outcome results