Case Report

Year : 2020 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 1 | Page : 10-2

Laser Assisted Management of Hyperpigmented Gingiva and Eruption Cyst in Children – Two Case Reports

Paridhee Jalan, Aindrila Ghosh, Shabnam Zahir, Gautam Kumar Kundu

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Paridhee Jalan,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, 157/F, Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Kolkata ‐ 700 114, West Bengal, India.

E‐mail: paridhee_jalan12@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

Lasers were introduced in pediatric dentistry to replace the conventional methods and to make the dental visits a pleasant experience for the child patient. Gingival hyperpigmentation is a common esthetic concern in patients with excessive gingival display during smiling. The eruption cyst is a form of soft tissue benign cyst which appears as a circumscribed, translucent, fluctuant swelling of the alveolar ridge seen over the site of an erupting tooth. The current case reports describe the use of diode laser in treating gingival hyperpigmentation and in excising eruption cyst in two child patients successfully.

Keywords: Children, eruption cyst, hyperpigmented gingiva, laser

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How to cite this article: Jalan P, Ghosh A, Zahir S, Kundu GK. Laser assisted management of hyperpigmented gingiva and eruption cyst in children – Two case reports. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2020;5:10-2.