Open AccessEvaluation of pain on use of electrosurgery and diode lasers in the management of gingival hyperpigmentation: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Shalu Chandna,
Suresh Kedige
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.145823
Subject(s) - electrosurgery , medicine , depigmentation , dentistry , cryosurgery , visual analogue scale , laser , significant difference , surgery , dermatology , physics , optics
Gingival depigmentation is a periodontal plastic surgical procedure whereby the gingival hyperpigmentation is removed by various techniques such as electrosurgery, cryosurgery, abrasion with diamond bur and lasers. The aim of this study was to determine the pain levels during the gingival depigmentation procedure using electrosurgery and lasers.