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Treating Oral Leukoplakia with a 532-nm Pulsed Diode Laser

  • Im, Nu-Ri (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Byoungjae (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jian (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Baek, Seung-Kuk (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.06.26
  • Accepted : 2019.06.27
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

A 50-year-old Korean female with oral erythro-leukoplakia was treated using a 532-nm Diode laser at 6 Watts with a pulsed width of 25 milliseconds. After two months following the laser treatment, the resected region was well-healed without any significant scar contracture. We suggest that the use of the 532-nm Diode laser can be a safe and effective treatment modality for patients suffering from oral leukoplakia.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2016R1D1A1A02937362, NRF-2018R1D1A1A09083263).