NCT06031116

Efficacy of Ceramic Soft Tissue Trimming Bur Versus Conventional Scalpel Technique in Ginigival Depigmentation Procedure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

the investigator compares the clinical outcomes and pain levels after gingival depigmentation by ceramic soft tissue bur vs scalpel surgery

Detailed description

This clinical study will be carried out to compare the efficacy of ceramic soft tissue trimming bur versus the conventional surgical scraping technique in the management of gingival hyperpigmentation. This study will be conducted to assess: Primary objectives: 1. Clinical outcome of the gingival depigmentation procedure. 2. Assessment of postoperative pain using the visual analogue scale. 3. Patients' satisfaction will be assessed using the patient satisfaction questionnaire (short-form, PSQ-18) and the global aesthetic improvement scale. Secondary objectives: 1. Operating time. 2. Wound healing.

Conditions

• Hyperpigmentation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	depigmentation	gingival depigmentation

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-10
• Primary completion: 2023-04-10
• Completion: 2023-05-10
• First posted: 2023-09-11
• Last updated: 2023-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt