Cryosurgery by tetrafluoroethane: An answer to black gums

To highlight the effect of 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (TFE), a new material for cryosurgery of gingival melanin pigmentation (GMP). Five patients were treated using a TFE-cooled swab and the pre- and post-treatment photographs were compared. Complete keratinization took place in 3-4 weeks after appli...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Manoj, Bandyopadhyay, Prasanta, Kundu, Debabrata, Mishra, Lora
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23869138
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.113093
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description To highlight the effect of 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (TFE), a new material for cryosurgery of gingival melanin pigmentation (GMP). Five patients were treated using a TFE-cooled swab and the pre- and post-treatment photographs were compared. Complete keratinization took place in 3-4 weeks after application without any trace of pigmentation. During the follow-up period, no side effects were observed and the improved esthetics were maintained upto 1 year.
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spelling pubmed-37137632013-07-18 Cryosurgery by tetrafluoroethane: An answer to black gums Kumar, Manoj Bandyopadhyay, Prasanta Kundu, Debabrata Mishra, Lora J Indian Soc Periodontol Case Report To highlight the effect of 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (TFE), a new material for cryosurgery of gingival melanin pigmentation (GMP). Five patients were treated using a TFE-cooled swab and the pre- and post-treatment photographs were compared. Complete keratinization took place in 3-4 weeks after application without any trace of pigmentation. During the follow-up period, no side effects were observed and the improved esthetics were maintained upto 1 year. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3713763/ /pubmed/23869138 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.113093 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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