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Microneedling Technique with Vitamin C Versus Surgical Abrasion in the Treatment of Gingival Racial Pigmentation: RCT

Not Applicable
Conditions
Oral Health
Registration Number
PACTR202309613841955
Lead Sponsor
Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine Faculty of Dentistry Tanta University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

Racial gingival pigmention.
- Patients with esthetic concern and with good oral hygiene.
- Free from systemic diseases or any disease that cause oral pigmentation.
- Good health.
- Ability to maintain good oral hygiene as evidenced in recall visits.

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients who are current or former smoker.
- Females who are pregnant or lactating.
- Medically compromised patients and systemic conditions precluding periodontal surgery.
- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- Severe hematologic disorders (e.g. hemophilia or leukemia), uncontrolled infectious or metabolic diseases that could compromise normal healing, liver or kidney dysfunction/failure.
- Acute infection in the area intended for gingival depigmention.
- Thin gingival biotype or periodontal disease.
- Any contraindication for periodontal surgery.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Wound Healing Index;Hedin melanin index for extent of pigmented area <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analog scale<br><br>;Change in area of pigmentation<br>
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