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  • Title: The treatment of epulis fissuratum of the oral cavity by CO 2 laser surgery.
    Author: Keng SB, Loh HS.
    Journal: J Clin Laser Med Surg; 1992 Aug; 10(4):303-6. PubMed ID: 10147880.
    Abstract:
    A clinical study was conducted on a group of 20 patients who presented with epulis fissuratum caused by denture wearing. CO 2 laser surgery was used to treat these patients and the cases were followed up over a two-year period. The advantage of CO 2 laser surgery on oral tissues was evident by the good response to healing four weeks postoperatively and beyond. No sutures or packing of any kind were used and the wound was allowed to granulate. Re-epithelialization occurred in all patients within 14 days and was complete after about 4 weeks. The lack of wound contraction, scarring, and good re-epithelialization combined with precise tissue destruction make CO 2 laser surgery ideal for this procedure when compared with conventional surgical techniques. The advantage of using CO 2 laser surgery has been demonstrated clinically in the patients treated in this study.
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