Patients with bilateral class 3 or 4 of Hedin's classification of gingival pigmentation Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Gingival depigmentation was performed by a surgical scalpel in a split-mouth manner on the upper jaw of the research sample. The surgical procedure was performed in two phases, a week apart, and both
Sponsors
Damascus University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Good general health 2. There are no contraindications to periodontal surgery 3. Patients with bilateral, physiologic gingival pigmentation in the buccal maxillary gingiva, classified as class 3 or class 4 according to Hedin's classification 4. Good oral health: PI <1, BOP <10% 5. All patients are over 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with systemic diseases or conditions associated with gingival pigmentation and could affect healing and coagulation 2. Drugs intake, especially those associated with gingival pigmentation 3. Periodontal diseases 4. Smokers and alcoholics 5. Pregnancy and lactation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain measured using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 0-100 and by recording the number of analgesics taken by the individuals at baseline, on the day of surgery and daily from post-surgical day 1 to 7 2. Wound healing assessment the Wound Healing Index (WHI) at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks post-surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following secondary outcome measures are assessed at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks post-surgery: 1. Re-epithelialization index measured using toluidine blue and image J program 2. The patient's oral health measured using bleeding on probing index (BOP), plaque index (PI) 3. Patient satisfaction measured using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 0-100 | — |
Countries
Syria
Contacts
Public ContactRowaida Saymeh
Outcome results
None listed