Naturally, healthy gums are pale pink and firm, but black gums are darker or darker gums than usual. Darker gums can be caused by a variety of reasons. This is mainly due to natural conditions such as having more melanin pigment than normal, as well as the skin color of individuals who differ according to race. This characteristic is not classified as a disease, but only genetic and ethnic diversity. 

However, there may beAnother factor that makes the color of the gums darker than usual is not a natural characteristic. For example: 

• Smoking (Smoker's Melanosis) 
• Certain types of endocrine diseases such as Addison's Disease, Acromegaly
• Some groups of drugs and heavy metals such as lead, bismuth, mercury, silver. 
• Soft tissue lesions of the oral cavity. Oral cancer 
• Oral tattooing by the patient himself 

Darker gum color depends on the race of each human being, and as age increases, darker colors are often observed.

Can black gum problems be solved?

"Editable" Correcting blackened gums can be done in a variety of ways. In the past, gum surgery was often used to remove dark color, or chemicals may be used to bite off part of the gum epithelium, such as alcohol or ascorbic acid. Postoperative bleeding is quite heavy and uncomfortable around the wound, and dark gum color can often be restored, and the chemicals used may cause the patient to develop allergic reactions or have quite a lot of side effects after treatment. This has led to the development of new treatment methods such as gingival abrasion, electrocautery, cryosurgery, or laser.

Currently, the use of lasers to treat black gum disease is the most popular and accepted treatment method. The lasers used are Carbon Dioxide Laser, Diode Laser, Nd:YAG, Er:YAG and Er, Cr:YSGG Laser. Side effects after treatment such as pain, bleeding, swelling, or infection are very low.

The laser melanin pigment removal process is generally very painless during the procedure. It may simply be an itchy or uncomfortable feeling of the gums. Patients may be given local anesthesia on the dark gum area, or local anesthesia may be injected at the site before the laser procedure. The treatment process will take a short time, no more than 10-15 minutes, and after the procedure, the dentist may prescribe pain relievers because there may be some discomfort in the wound. Avoid eating spicy or very hot foods, and refrain from brushing your teeth in the same position for about 5 days, during which time you will use a mouthwash to disinfect the disinfectant. In other positions, you can brush and use the interdental cleaning device as usual. After treatment, frosted white tissue is found covering the gums, which is a normal characteristic. The patient should not disturb the wound or try to remove the white tissue. After treatment, the results of treatment will start to be seen after 7 days or 1 week.

Complications that may occur are if the wrong type of laser is used and the machine is set up incorrectly. It can cause excessive damage to gum tissue, receding gums, and bone protrusion, which can cause more pain than necessary.

After laser melanin removal, dark gum color may easily reappear in some races with darker skin tones or especially in cases where the gums were very dark before treatment. Recurrence of dark gum color may occur 6 months after treatment, but the intensity is much less than before the first treatment.

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