A comparison between a typical dressing and an absorbed dressing after surgical removal of gum pigmentation

A comparison between eugenol-free dressing (Coe-Pack) and absorbed dressing (Reso-Pac) after surgical removal of gingival pigmentation (spilt mouth study)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76318940

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-11

Start date

2019-11-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-21

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Conditions

Gingival melanosis Oral Health Gingival melanosis

Interventions

Surgical removal of gingival pigmentation on the maxillary using surgical scallop and putting the absorbed dressing Cellulose based (reso-pac) randomly on one side and the typical eugenol-free dressin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy patient with gingival pigmentation grade 3 and 4 on the maxillary 2. Aged between 18 - 40 years 3. Good oral hygiene

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Systematic disease and hormone disorder 2. Medication that could lead to gingival pigmentation 3. Periodontitis 4. Smokers 5. Pregnant and breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pain: each day for 1 week post-surgery using VAS (scale 0-100) 2. Induced pain: 1 week after surgery using air abrasion of 5 seconds on every side using VAS (scale 0-100) 3. Epithelial re-formation: using blue toluidine in 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks after surgery 4. Healing: using Lundry Healing index Criteria (1988) 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks after surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time (s) of dressing application measured using a stopwatch	—

Countries

Syria

Outcome results

None listed

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