physiologic gingival pigmentation. -
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: laser group with 50 Hz, 4.5 Watt, H mode, 100% water, 80% air. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Laser group with 50 Hertz, 2.5 Watt, S mode, 20% water, 40% a
Treatment - Devices
Treatment - Surgery
Intervention group 1: laser group with 50 Hz, 4.5 Watt, H mode, 100% water, 80% air
Intervention group 2: Laser group with 50 Hertz, 2.5 Watt, S mode, 20% water, 40% air
control group: Surgical stripping treatment
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: over 18 years of age; non smoker; systemically healthy individual with a healthy periodontal tissues without periodontal pockets; Loe’s Gingival index of 1 or less; Dummet index of 2 or 3; Heidin index of 3 or 4 Exclusion criteria: pregnant or breastfeeding patients; being under orthodontic treatment; plaque index of more than 20%
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Immediately after treatment, 1 day and 7 days after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale of 1 to10.;Gingival wound healing. Timepoint: 1 , 3 ,7 and 30 days after treatment. Method of measurement: healing score: : 0= tissue necrosis 1= ulcer formation 2= incomplete epithelialization 3= complete epithelialization.;Patient satisfaction. Timepoint: 1, 7 days after treatment. Method of measurement: questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment Procedure time. Timepoint: during treatment. Method of measurement: stop watch(in seconds).;Bleeding during treatment. Timepoint: during treatment. Method of measurement: scale:1: None, 2: Slight, 3: Moderate, 4: Severe.;Melanin repigmentation. Timepoint: 1 month. Method of measurement: Melanin Pigmentation indexes of Dummet 0= No clinical pigmentation (pink-colored gingiva), 1= Mild clinical pigmentation (mild light brown color) , 2= Moderate clinical pigmentation (medium brown or mixed pink and brown color) , 3= Heavy clinical pigmentation (deep brown or bluish black color)and Hedin: 0= No pigmentation, 1= One or two solitary unit(s) of pigmentation in papillary gingiva without the formation of a continuous ribbon between solitary units. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactLeila Gholami
Assistant professor, Hamedan University of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed