Clinical Efficacy of Soft Tissue Trimmer versus conventional surgical excision of gingival hyperplasia on postoperative pain: A randomized clinical trial | ||
| Advanced Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 119-143 PDF (995.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/adjc.2023.188180.1246 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mai Mohamed sameh AlMokadem* 1; Samar Elkhouly2; Ahmed Reda Abdelrahman2, 1; Shaimaa Saieed Nasr3 | ||
| 1Periodontology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, MSA University, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| 2Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| 3Periodontology, Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: This study aimed to evaluate postoperative pain after gingivectomy procedures using soft tissue trimmer compared to conventional scalpel technique in gingival hyperplasia. Subjects and methods: Twenty-eight patients with inflammatory gingival hyperplasia or uneven gingival margins in anterior teeth region were randomly allocated into two groups; Group A (control group) included 14 patients that were treated with gingivectomy using conventional surgical blade. Group B (test group) included 14 patients that were treated by gingivectomy using soft tissue trimmer. VAS pain score was used to measure postoperative pain at 1, 3, 5 and 7th day. Results: Regarding post-operative pain intensity, the results of the present study revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the tested groups (P <0.001) after one day. After 3 days (P =0.069), 5 days (P =0.63) and 7 days (P =0.32), there was no statistically significant difference between the tested groups. Conclusion: Gingivectomy and gingivoplasty procedures using soft tissue trimmer could be a promising and fast approach with less significant post-operative pain scores compared to the surgical blade. Intra-operative bleeding is minimized with immediate coagulation and improved wound healing using the soft tissue trimmer resulting in less postoperative pain. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Gingivectomy; Gingivoplasty; Soft tisuue trimmer; Esthetic crown lengthening | ||
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