title: Surgical treatment of melanin-pigmented gingiva; an esthetic approach.
abstract: The aim of this clinical article is to review the methods of depigmentation of melanin pigmentation of gingiva and explain scalpel surgical technique for depigmentation of gingiva.
authors.affiliation: Div. Periodontics, Dept. Preventive Dental Sciences, Dept. Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, P.O. Box. 60169, Kingdom of Saudi Arabi. khalid almas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Almas
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sadig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003475:Curettage; D004848:Epithelium / Q000601:surgery; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000601:surgery*