1. Laser treatment of 13 benign oral vascular lesions by three different surgical techniques
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Del Vecchio A, Umberto Romeo, G. Gaimari, Josep Arnabat-Domínguez, España Aj, Claudia Russo, Gaspare Palaia, and Universitat de Barcelona
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Male ,Laser surgery ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Làsers en odontologia ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Oral Surgical Procedures ,Odontología ,oral vascular diseases ,photocoagulation ,laser ,Minimal invasive surgery ,Malalties de la boca ,law.invention ,Young Adult ,Oral surgery ,law ,Biopsy ,Humans ,Medicine ,Vascular Diseases ,General Dentistry ,Aged ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Cirurgia oral ,business.industry ,Laser treatment ,Gold standard (test) ,Middle Aged ,CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO] ,Laser ,Ciencias de la salud ,Surgery ,Mouth diseases ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Lasers in dentistry ,UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ,Ktp laser ,Female ,Research-Article ,Laser Therapy ,Oral Surgery ,Mouth Diseases ,business - Abstract
Objectives: Benign Oral Vascular Lesions (BOVLs) are a group of vascular diseases characterized by congenital, inflammatory or neoplastic vascular dilations clinically evidenced as more or less wide masses of commonly dark bluish color. If traumatized BOVLs are characterized by a great risk of hemorrhage and their treatment usually requires great caution to prevent massive bleeding. In the last decades lasers have dramatically changed the way of treatment of BOVLs permitting the application of even peculiar techniques that gave interesting advantages in their management reducing hemorrhage risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the capabilities and disadvan - tages of three laser assisted techniques in the management of BOVLs. Study design: In this study 13 BOVLs were treated by three different laser techniques: the traditional excisional biopsy (EB), and two less invasive techniques, the transmucosal thermocoagulation (TMT) and the intralesional photocoagulation (ILP). Two different laser devices were adopted in the study: a KTP laser (DEKA, Florence, Italy, 532nm) and a GaAlAs laser (Laser Innovation, Castelgandolfo, Italy, 808nm) selected since their great ef - fectiveness on hemoglobin. Results: In each case, lasers permitted safe treatments of BOVLs without hemorrhages, both during the interven - tion and in the post-operative period. The minimally invasive techniques (TMT and ILP) permitted even the safe resolution of big lesions without tissue loss. Conclusions: Laser devices confirm to be the gold standard in BOVLs treatment, permitting even the introduction of minimal invasive surgery principles and reducing the risks of hemorrhage typical of these neoplasms. As usual in laser surgery, it is necessary a clear knowledge of the devices and of the laser-tissue interaction to optimize the results reducing risks and disadvantages.
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- 2013