Reddy Kundoor Vinay Kumar, Patimeedi Ashwini, Roohi Shameena, Maloth Kotya Naik, Kesidi Sunitha, Masabattula Geetha Kumari
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India.
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India.
J Lasers Med Sci. 2015 Summer;6(3):120-3. doi: 10.15171/jlms.2015.05. Epub 2015 Jun 28.
Laser dentistry is a one of the upcoming advanced treatment modality for oral mucosal lesions. Diode laser is a soft tissue laser that has found much acceptance in all branches of dentistry. Available compact size and feasibility has render diode laser an enhanced tool for today's clinical practice. The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of diode laser for the management of white lesions such as oral leukoplakia (OL) and oral lichen planus (OLP).
The study was conducted by using diode laser 980 nm on 10 patients with white lesions (5 OL and 5 OLP) aged between 35 to 65 years.
Of the 10 patients (5 OL and 5 OLP), 3 patients (30%) complained of moderate pain and 7 patients (70%) complained of mild pain, for first 3 days after laser irradiation, and pain disappeared at end of first week. There was no recurrence of the lesion during the 6-month follow up.
Diode lasers provide acceptable clinical improvement of potentially malignant lesions with minimal side effects. It can be considered one of the best alternative treatment modality for oral mucosal lesions.
激光牙科是一种新兴的用于治疗口腔黏膜病变的先进治疗方式。二极管激光是一种软组织激光,在牙科的各个分支中都得到了广泛应用。其紧凑的尺寸和可行性使二极管激光成为当今临床实践中一种更有效的工具。本研究的目的是确定二极管激光治疗口腔白斑(OL)和口腔扁平苔藓(OLP)等白色病变的疗效和安全性。
本研究使用980纳米的二极管激光对10例年龄在35至65岁之间的白色病变患者(5例OL和5例OLP)进行治疗。
10例患者(5例OL和5例OLP)中,3例(30%)在激光照射后的前3天抱怨中度疼痛,7例(70%)抱怨轻度疼痛,疼痛在第一周结束时消失。在6个月的随访期间,病变没有复发。
二极管激光能使潜在恶性病变在临床上得到可接受的改善,且副作用最小。它可被认为是治疗口腔黏膜病变的最佳替代治疗方式之一。