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Treatment of Gingival Irritation Fibroma Using $CO_2$ Laser  

Choi, Young-Chan (Department of oral medicine, College of dentistry, Yonsei University)
Park, Ju-Hyun (Department of oral medicine, College of dentistry, Yonsei University)
Ahn, Hyung-Joon (Department of oral medicine, College of dentistry, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain / v.35, no.2, 2010 , pp. 119-122 More about this Journal
Abstract
Carbondioxide($CO_2$) laser is one of the most widely employed lasers in oral soft tissue surgery because of its excellent affinity for water based soft tissues. It has some inherent advantages such as hemostasis, less postoperative swelling, reduction of bacterial population at surgical site, less need for suturing, less scarring, and less postoperative pain compared to conventional surgical therapies including the use of scalpel, diathermy, cryotherapy and electrosurgery. A 30-years-old male was presented with gingival swelling. Clinical examination revealed a well?defined pedunculated fibrotic mass on the buccal gingiva near right maxillary 1st molar. In radiographic examination, no remarkable abnormality was seen. Excisional biopsy was performed with $CO_2$ laser (continuous wave mode, 4.0W). Histological diagnosis was "Irritation fibroma". $CO_2$ laser has advantages those are suitable for surgical treatment of intraoral lesion. If appropriate training and experience are provided, the dentist would be able to manage intraoral lesions more efficiently and successfully with the use of the $CO_2$ laser.
Keywords
Carbondioxide laser; $CO_2$ laser; Irritation fibroma;
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