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Objective: Many dressings are used after the surgical removal of gingival pigmentation. This study aims to compare absorbed dressing (Reso‐Pac®) and eugenol‐free dressing (Coe‐pak) in accelerating wound healing, re‐epithelization and reducing pain after surgical removal of gingival pigmentation using a surgical scalpel. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial (RCT) used a split‐mouth design. According to Hedin's classification, 10 patients with maxillary physiological gingival pigmentation class 3 and 4 were selected. Reso‐Pac® and Coe‐pak were randomly applied on each side after surgery. Landry's scale was used to assess healing index, and re‐epithelization was evaluated using toluidine blue stain. Pain was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Induced pain was evaluated after 1 week by applying airflow on each side for 5 s using VAS. Results: The study group had higher but insignificant differences after 1 and 2 weeks in healing index and re‐epithelization. Pain was insignificantly higher in study group after 2 h but insignificantly higher in the control group in days (1–5). Induced pain was significantly higher (p = 0.015) in the control group after 1 week. Conclusion: Reso‐Pac® can be considered as a viable alternative for Coe‐pak due to its effects in pain reduction and accelerating wound healing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to compare the use of gingival unit graft (GUG) with free gingival graft (FGG) for treating wide gingival recession and increasing keratinized tissue. This randomized controlled trial with a split-mouth design included 30 localized bilateral recessions (Miller Classes I and II) that were randomly treated with GUG or FGG. Both grafts were fixed by cyanoacrylate glue. Probing depth, clinical attachment level, vertical recession depth, and keratinized tissue width were recorded at baseline and 1 and 6 months after surgery. The postoperative mean percentage of root coverage at 1 and 6 months was better on GUG side, and KTW significantly increased on the same side 1 month after surgery (P < .05). GUG might be an acceptable modality for increasing keratinized tissue and treating recession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]