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Application of $CO_2$ laser in Minor Surgery of Oral Soft Tissue : Case Reports  

Park, Ju-Hyun (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university)
Jeon, Young-Mi (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university)
Kwon, Jeong-Seung (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university)
Ahn, Hyung-Joon (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university)
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain / v.35, no.3, 2010 , pp. 177-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
Conventional surgical therapy for oral soft tissue includes the use of scalpel, diathermy, cryotherapy and electrosurgery. But, these therapies have some surgical problems. Nowadays, laser surgery can be considered as the another option for conventional surgical therapy. Compared to conventional surgical therapies, advantages of laser therapy include maintenance of sterile conditions, promotion of wound healing, reduction of bleeding, less instruments, post operative pain reduction, less scar, saving cost by using fewer materials, staff and time. Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) laser uses gaseous medium, and has long wavelength about 10,600nm. The first advantage of $CO_2$ laser for surgical treatment of oral soft tissue is hemostasis and visibility improvement by making relatively dry field. These case reports are about cases of minor surgery of oral soft tissue using $CO_2$ laser, and emphasize advantages of laser compared to conventional surgical therapies.
Keywords
Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) laser; Minor surgery; Oral soft tissue;
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