TY - JOUR A1 - Sharma, Himani A1 - Kaushik, Mayur A1 - Tomar, Nitin A1 - Wadhawan, Amit A1 - Dureja, Divya T1 - Treatment of gingival melanin hyperpigmentation with diode laser: A report of two cases Y1 - 2014/1/1 JF - Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences JO - J Orthop Allied Sci SP - 14 EP - 16 VL - 2 IS - 1 UR - https://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=14;epage=16;aulast=Sharma DO - 10.4103/ijofr.ijofr_4_18 N2 - Gingival melanin pigmentation is a common finding, especially in non-Caucasians population. This often results in unaesthetic appearance concerning many patients especially those with gummy smile or excessive gingival display. Gingival depigmentation procedure can be performed in such patients with for esthetic reasons. The currently available treatment options for the correction of gingival depigmentation include conventional periodontal plastic procedure with scalpel, cryosurgery, laser treatments, and radiosurgery. Out of this diode laser remains a simple, effective, and minimally invasive treatment option. The present case series makes an effort to assess the gingival depigmentation procedure using diode laser 980 nm. ER -