Lasers in esthetic treatment of gingival melanin hyperpigmentation: a review article

Abstract

The health and suitability of mouth components play an important role towards defining facial attractiveness. An important component of the oral cavity is the color of the gingival tissue. Gingival melanin hyperpigmentation is caused by several reasons and affects people across ethnicity, race, age, and both gender. Lasers are presently being used for gingival melanin depigmentation. In this article, we reviewed studies on laser parameters, duration of gingival healing, pain perception during and after the operation, scores used for the evaluation of gingival melanin hyperpigmentation, follow-up period, treatment results, and recurrence reports. We conclude that laser ablation for gingival depigmentation is one of the most pleasant, reliable, acceptable, and impressive techniques available for treating gingival melanin hyperpigmentation.

Laser Treatment for Melanin Gingival Pigmentations: A Comparison Study for 3 Laser Wavelengths 2780, 940, and 445 nm

“…is is justified as the diodes have deeper penetration and thermal impact on the tissue which leads to more coagulation efficacy [31]. ese results agree with many papers that used the lasers and notified that the high control in bleeding is achieved when using them [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]32]. Statistically, there was no difference between the comparative groups (P < 0.102).…”

“…Positive opinions and conclusion have been discussed. Some papers suggest that the laser is an effective tool in gingival depigmentation specially when used by an experienced operator [8,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]29]. is study meant to check 3 different laser wavelengths and to clarify the different outcomes among them, especially as diode laser users have increased in the past few years.…”

“…Lasers with different wavelengths (Er Lasers, diodes lasers, CO 2 lasers, and the new q-switched lasers) have been used easily with well-tolerated and good esthetical outcomes as minimal-invasive techniques, which have been recorded in many published papers [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

Gingival depigmentation by Er,Cr:YSGG laser and diode laser: a split mouth, clinical trial study

“…Therefore, gingiva affect the beauty of smile. 1,2) The most common cause of gingival pigmentation is physiologic due to the over production of melanin gran-ules from melanocytes. 3,4) The oldest documented text about unpleasant dark gingival color is related to the study of Ginwalla et al (1966), they suggested the removal of these pigmented area 5) .…”

“…Presently, gingival depigmentation with lasers are been mentioned as the most effective, compatible, valid methods and choice of treatment among clinicians 1,17) .…”