Efficacy of Ceramic Soft Tissue Trimming Bur Versus Conventional Scalpel Technique in Ginigival Depigmentation Procedure

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperpigmentation

Treatments: Procedure: depigmentation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06031116

ceramic v blade depigmentation

Details and patient eligibility

About

the investigator compares the clinical outcomes and pain levels after gingival depigmentation by ceramic soft tissue bur vs scalpel surgery

Full description

This clinical study will be carried out to compare the efficacy of ceramic soft tissue trimming bur versus the conventional surgical scraping technique in the management of gingival hyperpigmentation.

This study will be conducted to assess:

Primary objectives:

1. Clinical outcome of the gingival depigmentation procedure.
2. Assessment of postoperative pain using the visual analogue scale.
3. Patients' satisfaction will be assessed using the patient satisfaction questionnaire (short-form, PSQ-18) and the global aesthetic improvement scale.

Secondary objectives:

1. Operating time.
2. Wound healing.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males and females within age range of 20-50 years.
• Systemic (medically) free individuals.
• Gingival pigmentation score > 3 on Hedin melanin index15.
• Patients with good oral hygiene.
• Patients with thick gingival phenotype.

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers.
• Teeth with compromised periodontium.
• Pregnant and lactating females.
• The vulnerable group: patients with mental or physical disabilities.
• Medications that cause gingival pigmentation.
• Pathologies that cause gingival pigmentation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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8 participants in 2 patient groups

ceramic soft tissue bur

Experimental group

Description:

Eight dental arches were treated by ceramic soft tissue bur

Treatment:

Procedure: depigmentation

scalpel

Active Comparator group

Description:

Eight dental arches were treated by conventional scalpel technique

Treatment:

Procedure: depigmentation