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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Treatment of gingival hyperpigmentation using different techniques
Hossam Abdelatty Eid Abdelmagyd1, Manea Musa Musleh Al-Ahmari2, Shishir Ram Shetty3
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
2 Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Hossam Abdelatty Eid Abdelmagyd
Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia
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DOI: 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_86_18
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The study aimed at comparing the scalpel, laser, and abrasion techniques used in the treatment of gingival hyperpigmentation. Scalpel, laser, and abrasion techniques were used for gingival depigmentation in three adults with gingival hyperpigmentation. using scalpel technique in the removal of the hyperpigmented gingival epithelium, along with a layer of the underlying connective tissue, under adequate local anesthesia has an advantage when compared with other techniques used of being effective and requires minimum time and effort besides the least rate of recurrence. Gingival depigmentation using scalpel technique is superior when compared to abrasion and laser techniques.
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