Gingival depigmentation: A split mouth comparative study between scalpel and cryosurgery

Abstract

Gingival hyperpigmentation is a major esthetic concern for many people. Although it is not a medical problem, many people complain of dark gums as unesthetic. Gingival depigmentation is a periodontal plastic surgical procedure, whereby the hyperpigmentation is removed or reduced by various techniques. For depigmentation of gingival, different treatment modalities have been reported, such as scalpel, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, lasers, etc., this article compares the management of three cases with scalpel and cryosurgery and also highlights the relevance of cryosurgery.

Keywords

• Cryosurgery
• electro surgery
• gingiva
• lasers
• melanin
• pathologic
• physiologic
• pigmentation