Pregledni rad
Comparison of different lasers in the treatment of precancerous lesions of the oral cavity
Vanja Vučičević Boras
; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb,University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dragana Gabrić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-1170
; Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Various treatment procedures for precancerous lesions in the oral cavity have been reported: excision surgery, electrocoagulation,
cryosurgery, laser surgery, the local use of corticoids and administration of vitamin A. The main objective in the treatment of precancerous lesions of the oral cavity is to remove potentially neoplastic cells due to the possibility of recurrence and/or malignant transformation from those cells. Lasers are widely accepted and used in medicine and dentistry due to their benefi cial eff ects: coagulation properties (less perioperative and postoperative bleeding), and less postoperative pain and oedema. Furthermore, laser therapy results in good and fast healing process, a low level of patient’s discomfort
during and after surgical intervention, as well as rapid disappearance of postsurgical symptoms. Pubmed was searched in order to fi nd out published papers in the last 20 years (1996-2016) regarding the usage of various lasers in the treatment of precancerous lesions of the oral cavity. Using the terms “laser” and “oral precancerous lesion” 27 articles were found in the searched period. Since the oral leukoplakia is the most precancerous condition in the oral cavity, next search was based on the terms “laser” and “oral leukoplakia” when 122 articles were found. Review articles and clinical trials written on the English language were included in presented systematic review.
Ključne riječi
precancerous lesion; leukoplakia; erythroplakia; oral lichen planus; laser; surgery
Hrčak ID:
177239
URI
Datum izdavanja:
28.12.2016.
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