Comparison between absorbable dressing (Reso‐Pac®) and eugenol‐free dressing (Coe‐pak) after surgical removal of gingival pigmentation.

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]