Abstract
Gingiva participates in the harmony of smile with its pigmentation playing a crucial role. The condition is benign but is definitely unesthetic to patients. Depigmentation treatment is often sought for by today’s patient and numerous modalities are available for the same. The gingival biotype, clinician’s expertise, patient preferences, and recurrence rate, greatly determine the selection of a technique. We embraced the simple yet predictable surgical approach in the present article. Above all, the results were excellent as perceived by the patient.
Highlights
Gingiva participates in the harmony of smile with its pigmentation playing a crucial role
Esthetic is defined as “Appreciative of responsive to, what is pleasurable to the senses of beauty and culture”
Dental esthetics has become increasingly important in the practice of modern dentistry and is synonymous with a natural, harmonious appearance [1,2]
Summary
Esthetic is defined as “Appreciative of responsive to, what is pleasurable to the senses of beauty and culture”. Gingiva participates in the harmony of smile with its pigmentation playing a crucial role. It is well documented in literature and etiology is multifactorial including genetic factors, tobacco use, systemic disorders and prolonged administration of certain drugs especially antimalarials and tricyclic antidepressants. Even though the condition is benign, yet pigmentation of gingiva is considered to be unesthetic by patients, and it may have a psychological impact on them [3]. The same did not require sophisticated instruments and apparatus. It yields acceptable results thereby satisfying the patient’s concern. Lips were competent, with intraoral findings of melanin pigmentation seen at attached gingiva including papillae. All the treatment modalities were explained and a duly signed written informed consent was obtained from the patient prior to the operative phase
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