Correlation of Skin Colour and Gingival Pigmentation Among Middle-Aged Women in Chennai A Hospital-Based Analysis

Abstract

The aim of the study was to correlate gingival pigmentation skin colour among middle-aged women since middle-aged women tend to undergo drastic hormonal changes which can result in gingival hyperpigmentation. Female patients with a mean age of 40 years were categorised as fair, medium-dark on the basis of skin colour and they were correlated with the level or amount of gingival pigmentation. The level of gingival pigmentation increases along with the level of skin pigmentation from fair to dark which is proved as statistically significant with a P-value of 0.017. Gingival pigmentation is one of the major aesthetic concerns, especially in women with the limitation of the study it is found that the level of gingival pigmentation increased along with an increase in the intensity of skin pigmentation.