USE OF LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF COMMON ORAL PREMALIGNANT LESIONS AND CONDITIONS - A REVIEW

  • Dr. Mohan Naik Private Practitioner, Consultant, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usgaon -Ponda Goa
  • Dr. Vikas Dhupar Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim – Goa
  • Dr. Omkar Shetye Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim – Goa
  • Dr. Prachi Desai Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim – Goa
Keywords: Premalignant lesions, lasers, leukoplakia, ablation, CO2 laser

Abstract

Various procedures are performed for the treatment of oral pre-malignant lesions. These include surgical excision, electrocoagulation, cryosurgery, laser surgery, the local use of corticoids and administration of vitamin A. The introduction of lasers to the biomedical field has truly given a technological boost to the way clinicians perform a number of procedures. Soft tissue lasers have become popular among the clinicians due to their potential value in surgical procedures providing surface sterilization, dry surgical field, and increased patient acceptance. Management of premalignant lesions of the oral cavity such as leukoplakia and erythroplakia is challenging. They have a potential for malignant transformation. Management of such lesions includes observation, excision, ablation, or topical medical therapies. The gold standard for management of the clinically evident high-grade premalignant disease is excision or laser ablation. Laser treatment has been a well-established modality for management of premalignant lesions and has potential advantages over surgical excision. This article presents a review on the use of lasers in the management of oral premalignant lesions.

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Dr. Mohan Naik, Dr. Vikas Dhupar, Dr. Omkar Shetye, Dr. Prachi Desai. USE OF LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF COMMON ORAL PREMALIGNANT LESIONS AND CONDITIONS - A REVIEW. Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2018Oct.31 [cited 2024Jul.3];5(5):398-03. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/330
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Vol. 5 No. 5 (2018): Sep-Oct
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