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Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker's Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers

Melanic pigmentation results from melanin produced by the melanocytes present in the basal layer of the oral epithelium. One of the most common causes of oral pigmentation is smoker melanosis, a condition associated with the melanocyte stimulation caused by cigarette smoke. This paper aims to illust...

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Autores principales: Monteiro, Luis Silva, Costa, José Adriano, da Câmara, Marco Infante, Albuquerque, Rui, Martins, Marco, Pacheco, José Júlio, Salazar, Filomena, Figueira, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25954535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/510589
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author Monteiro, Luis Silva
Costa, José Adriano
da Câmara, Marco Infante
Albuquerque, Rui
Martins, Marco
Pacheco, José Júlio
Salazar, Filomena
Figueira, Fernando
author_facet Monteiro, Luis Silva
Costa, José Adriano
da Câmara, Marco Infante
Albuquerque, Rui
Martins, Marco
Pacheco, José Júlio
Salazar, Filomena
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description Melanic pigmentation results from melanin produced by the melanocytes present in the basal layer of the oral epithelium. One of the most common causes of oral pigmentation is smoker melanosis, a condition associated with the melanocyte stimulation caused by cigarette smoke. This paper aims to illustrate the use of a carbon dioxide laser in the removal of the gingival melanic pigmentation for aesthetic reasons in a 27-year-old female patient with history of a smoking habit. The carbon dioxide laser vaporisation was performed on the gingival mucosa with effective and quick results and without any complications or significant symptoms after the treatment. We conclude that a carbon dioxide laser could be a useful, effective, and safe instrument to treat the aesthetic complications caused by oral smoker melanosis.
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spelling pubmed-44105372015-05-07 Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker's Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers Monteiro, Luis Silva Costa, José Adriano da Câmara, Marco Infante Albuquerque, Rui Martins, Marco Pacheco, José Júlio Salazar, Filomena Figueira, Fernando Case Rep Dent Case Report Melanic pigmentation results from melanin produced by the melanocytes present in the basal layer of the oral epithelium. One of the most common causes of oral pigmentation is smoker melanosis, a condition associated with the melanocyte stimulation caused by cigarette smoke. This paper aims to illustrate the use of a carbon dioxide laser in the removal of the gingival melanic pigmentation for aesthetic reasons in a 27-year-old female patient with history of a smoking habit. The carbon dioxide laser vaporisation was performed on the gingival mucosa with effective and quick results and without any complications or significant symptoms after the treatment. We conclude that a carbon dioxide laser could be a useful, effective, and safe instrument to treat the aesthetic complications caused by oral smoker melanosis. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4410537/ /pubmed/25954535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/510589 Text en Copyright © 2015 Luis Silva Monteiro et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Figueira, Fernando
Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker's Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers
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title_full Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker's Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers
title_fullStr Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker's Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers
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title_short Aesthetic Depigmentation of Gingival Smoker's Melanosis Using Carbon Dioxide Lasers
title_sort aesthetic depigmentation of gingival smoker's melanosis using carbon dioxide lasers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25954535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/510589
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