GINGIVAL WOUND HEALING RESPONSE FOLLOWING PLACEMENT OF A LIGHT CURE DRESSING WITH AND WITHOUT BLUE M®GEL AFTER GINGIVAL DEPIGMENTATION. A RANDOMIZED SPLIT MOUTH STUDY

Background: In todays world pigmentation of gingiva not just has an impact on esthetics but also creates psychological negativity.Esthetic awareness of dental patients has extended to include requests of gingival color modification.Different treatment modalities which have been reported include bur abrasion, scraping, partial thickness flap, cryotherapy, electrosurgery. However, pain and healing are the two drawbacks associated with the post operative discomfort after the procedure which can be catered well with use of a newly developed oxygen releasing gel ie. Blue M® Gel and light cure periodontal dressing. Method: A total of 10 patients randomly divided into two groups were selected for this randomized split mouth study. Gingival depigmentation using a scalpel were performed followed by Placement of a light cure dressing (Barricaid®) in10 anterior sextants after gingival depigmentation in Group â… and Application of an oxygen releasing oral gel (BlueM®) before placement of a light cure dressing (Barricaid®) in Group â…¡. Wound Healing Index at day 7, VAS Score (Pain) at day 3 and GI & PI at day 7 &14 after the gingival depigmentation were evaluated for both the groups. Results:There was no significant difference in clinical parameters recorded at various time intervals between both the groups. Conclusion: The use of Blue M® Gel underneath light cure periodontal dressing did not enhance the healing following Gingival depigmentation.