Surgery and carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of gingival hyperpigmentation

Comparison of scalpel surgery and carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of gingival hyperpigmentation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20151020024625N24

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-07

Start date

2025-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Gingival hyperpigmentation. Other melanin hyperpigmentation

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the surgical method, depigmentation is performed using a scalpel, under aseptic conditions and local anesthesia. The hyperpigmented gingival epithelium is scrape

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physiological gingival hyperpigmentation in the anterior region of the maxilla from the right to the left canine Thick gingival biotype

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pathological pigmentation Periodontal interventions in the past 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gingival depimentation. Timepoint: At the first, 7th and 21st after intervention. Method of measurement: Gingival pigmentation will be assessed using the Dummett-Gupta Oral Pigmentation Index.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAkram Labibzadeh

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

a.labibzadeh@gmail.com+98 23 3345 2199

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026