Laser Treatment for Melanin Gingival Pigmentations: A Comparison Study for 3 Laser Wavelengths 2780, 940, and 445 nm

Table 2

Bleeding during the procedure for each group, note that both the diode groups (940 nm and 445 nm) exhibited less bleeding than the Er, Cr, YSGG 2780 (group 1).

			Bleeding results directly after surgery			Total
			No bleeding	Mild bleeding	Moderate bleeding
Groups	1.00	Count	5	4	1	10
		% within groups	50.0%	40.0%	10.0%	100.0%
	2.00	Count	9	1	0	10
		% within groups	90.0%	10.0%	0.0%	100.0%
	3.00	Count	8	2	0	10
		% within groups	80.0%	20.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Total		Count	22	7	1	30
		% within groups	73.3%	23.3%	3.3%	100.0%