Comparison of Scalpel and Diode Laser in Management of Gingival Enlargement: A Case Report

Inflammatory gingival enlargement is an excessive growth of tissue due to inflammation in response plaque accumulation. Enlargement gingiva hampers the efficiency daily oral hygiene practices which turn accumulates more plaque, thus causing inflammation. Phase I therapy, consisting scaling and root planning only reduces inflammatory component enlarged tissues but fibrotic remaining thereafter then removed surgically by gingivectomy. Apart from conventional scalpel gingivectomy, many other treatment modalities such as gingivectomy lasers electrocautery are now being widely used field surgical periodontal therapy. This case report describes management relation with gingivae maxillary teeth administering separate i.e. diode laser