An audit of the use of the CO<sub>2</sub> laser in oral and maxillofacial surgery

Antonio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro; Darcy Santos de Almeida

doi:10.1117/12.584433

10 September 2004 An audit of the use of the CO₂ laser in oral and maxillofacial surgery

Antonio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro, Darcy Santos de Almeida

Proceedings Volume 5610, Laser Florence 2003: A Window on the Laser Medicine World; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.584433
Event: Laser Florence 2003: A Window on the Laser Medicine World, 2003, Florence, Italy

Abstract

The use of the Carbon dioxide Laser to perform surgical procedures in the oral cavity has been described as a successful method for the treatment of several conditions affecting the maxillofacial region. Several benefits of the use of the CO₂ Laser have been reported and includes reduction of postoperative pain and edema, local hemosthasis, reduction of scaring and wound contraction and infection. The aim of this work is to present our clinical experience in performing several surgical procedures using the CO₂ Laser to treat soft tissue pathologies of both benign and malign origin as well as on performing pre-prosthetic surgery, apical surgery and on the treatment of pre-malignancies. Our experience demonstrate that the use of the Carbon dioxide Laser in treating oral soft-tissue pathology presents advantages over conventional techniques and local discomfort and pain are the most common complaints after Laser surgery. The Carbon dioxide Laser does not offer any enhanced cure-rate for oral pathology, but rather it is a precise means of removing soft tissue lesions with little upset afterwards.

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Antonio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro and Darcy Santos de Almeida "An audit of the use of the CO₂ laser in oral and maxillofacial surgery", Proc. SPIE 5610, Laser Florence 2003: A Window on the Laser Medicine World, (10 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.584433

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