Gingival melanin pigmentation occurs in all races in variable amount caused by melanin granules. The degree of pigmentation varies from person to person. Excessive gingival pigmentation may be a major esthetic concern for many patients. Methods of deepithelialization of the pigmented or discolored areas of gingiva using different methods such as scalpel method, bur method or laser method are we...

Human normal, periodontitis and overgrown gingival fibroblasts were assayed concerning proinflammatory cytokines secreting ability. Stimulating effect of gingival overgrowth-inducing drugs such as phenytoin, nifedipine or cyclosporine A and LPS on the secretion ability of each fibroblast specimen was also estimated. The supernatant of cultured medium was assayed cytokines by ELISA techniques. I...

The lip brake is a fold in the oral mucosa, originating upper and insertion alveolar mucosa. At birth, labial frenum may be inserted palatal papilla. As individual grows, he can migrate to more region, featuring normal curl. However, when it remains papilla, case of hypertrophic When pathological, this structure promote formation interincisal diastema, periodontal pocket, gingival retraction, a...

statement of the problem: melanin pigmentation of the gingiva is a crucial esthetic problem. a variety of methods have been used for gingival depigmentation. purpose: the purpose of this study was to compare the results of two treatment modalities: scalpel technique and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen in treatment of gingival pigmentation. materials and method: twenty patients with chief compl...

OBJECTIVES Various coronally repositioned flap (CRF) techniques have been proposed for coverage of gingival recession defects. Although CRF has several modifications all of them needs vertical or oblique external releasing incisions for treatment of localized gingival recession defects. The aim of present article was to evaluate the effectiveness of a modification of the new CRF procedure witho...

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