ArticleJournal of lasers in medical sciences2016
A Split Mouth Randomized Clinical Comparative Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Gingival Depigmentation Procedure Using Conventional Scalpel Technique or Diode Laser.
Article in Journal of lasers in medical sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: efficacy of vitamin C mesotherapy for gingival hyperpigmentation in adults.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative evaluation of laser-assisted ablative versus non ablative gingival depigmentation: a randomized clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Comparison of Er,Cr:YSGG laser and diode laser in the treatment of gingival melanin pigmentation: a randomized clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2023Trial
- Vitamin C mesotherapy versus topical application for gingival hyperpigmentation: a clinical and histopathological study.Clinical oral investigations · 2021Trial
- Gingival depigmentation with diode and Er,Cr:YSGG laser: evaluating re-pigmentation rate and patient perceptions.Clinical oral investigations · 2021Trial
- How Effective Is Vitamin C for Gingival Depigmentation? A Scoping Review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Management of Physiological Gingival Pigmentation Using Two Treatment Modalities: Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes.Maedica · 2025Article
- Evaluation of pain during gingival depigmentation using diode laser and conventional scalpel technique.Bioinformation · 2025Article
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- Subcutaneous emphysema during surgical gingival depigmentation: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- A Comparative Study of the Use of a 980 nm Diode Laser and 10600nm CO2 in the Treatment of Gingival Melanin Pigmentation.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024Article
- Assessment of clinical outcomes and patient response to gingival depigmentation using a scalpel, ceramic bur, and diode laser 980 nm.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Efficacy and Risks of Different Treatments for Oral Hyperpigmentation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Transepithelial Gingival Depigmentation Using a New Protocol with Q-Switched Nd:YAG: An In Vivo Observational Study.Dentistry journal · 2022Article
- Comparative study of the effect of BlueM active oxygen gel and coe-pack dressing on postoperative surgical depigmentation healing.The Saudi dental journal · 2022Article
- Gingival Melanin Depigmentation Using a Diode 808-nm Laser: A Case Series.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of CO2 and Diode Lasers for Gingival Melanin Depigmentation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2022Article
- Current Concepts of Laser-Oral Tissue Interaction.Dentistry journal · 2020Review
- The Integration of a Dual-Wavelength Super Pulsed Diode Laser for Consistent Tissue Ablation in the Esthetic Zone: A Case Series.Case reports in dentistry · 2020Article
- Comparison of Gingival Biotype between different Genders based on Measurement of Dentopapillary Complex.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2017Article
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