Comparison of Vitamin C injection and Diode laser for gum depigmentation.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K055- Other periodontal diseases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061700
- Lead Sponsor
- ivethitha R
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Systemically healthy participants .
2) Presence of physiologic gingival pigmentation (Score =1 on Melanin pigmentation index by Kumar et al.).
3) Participants with a gingival index score = 1.( Loe and silness).
Exclusion Criteria
1) Pregnant and lactating mothers.
2) Usage of chlorohexidine or povidone iodine mouthwash.
3) Participants under medication that can cause gingival pigmentation.
4) Participants who use any form of tobacco.
5) Known hypersensitivity to ascorbic acid .
6) Participants who had undergone depigmentation procedures previously.
7) Pigmentation due to exogenous source (eg. lead, mercury, silver, arsenic etc.,)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate and compare effectiveness of Vitamin C and diode laser for depigmentation.Timepoint: At baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare wound healing after Vitamin C and diode laser depigmentation.Timepoint: 1 week post-op;To evaluate Repigmentation after Vitamin C and diode laser depigmentation.Timepoint: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post op.