efficacy of conventional laser irradiation versus a new method for gingival depigmentatio
Phase 2
- Conditions
- gingival hyperpigmentation.Other melanin hyperpigmentation
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015111024988N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for Research of Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
1. Physiologic gingival pigmentation both at the right left sides of mandible and maxilla extending to the distal aspect of the canines.
2. Patients’ demand for depigmentation./
1. Systemic conditions, medication intake and pregnancy or nursing
2. Pigmentations linked to malignancy
3. History of previous depigmentation treatments
4. Cigarette smoking.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gingival pigmentation intensity. Timepoint: two weeks, one month, 3 months following the end of the treatment. Method of measurement: Dummet's oral pigmentation index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: first week after surgery. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.