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Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker’s Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers.
- Source :
- Case Reports in Dentistry; 4/12/2015, Vol. 2015, p1-5, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Melanic pigmentation results from melanin produced by the melanocytes present in the basal layer of the oral epithelium. One of the most common causes of oral pigmentation is smoker melanosis, a condition associated with the melanocyte stimulation caused by cigarette smoke. This paper aims to illustrate the use of a carbon dioxide laser in the removal of the gingival melanic pigmentation for aesthetic reasons in a 27-year-old female patient with history of a smoking habit. The carbon dioxide laser vaporisation was performed on the gingival mucosa with effective and quick results and without any complications or significant symptoms after the treatment. We conclude that a carbon dioxide laser could be a useful, effective, and safe instrument to treat the aesthetic complications caused by oral smoker melanosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PIGMENTATION disorders
AESTHETICS
GINGIVAL recession
MELANOSIS
CARBON dioxide
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906447
- Volume :
- 2015
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Dentistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109149218
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/510589