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May 31, 2026CureusOpen Access

Comparative Clinical Outcomes of Electrosurgery Versus Other Techniques for Gingival Depigmentation: A Systematic Review

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PRPoonam RaiSSShrushti SukalkarMMMancy Modi

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Overview

Systematic review compares electrosurgery and other techniques for gingival depigmentation, revealing varying outcomes.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of electrosurgery for gingival depigmentation compared to other treatment modalities.
  • Systematic review of comparative clinical studies from multiple databases until February 2026
  • Included human studies comparing electrosurgery with other techniques and reporting quantitative outcomes
  • Risk of bias assessed using Cochrane RoB-2 tool and ROBINS-I tool, with evidence certainty graded using GRADE approach.
  • Electrosurgery produced satisfactory short-term depigmentation compared to other techniques
  • Diode lasers favored for early postoperative pain and healing compared to electrosurgery
  • Repigmentation results vary, with inconsistent long-term stability observed.

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Rai et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bcf835783ba022b6fb96dhttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109842
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