EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE DIGITALLY CONTROLLED ER:YAG LASER IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA - A PRELIMINARY STUDY
| Autor: | Aleksandra Ivek, Danko Velimir Vrdoljak, Vlaho Brailo, Karla Krpan, Vanja Vučićević Boras, Nena Matulić, Dragana Gabrić, Anja Baraba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male 030213 general clinical medicine 0209 industrial biotechnology Visual analogue scale Slovenia Dentistry Topical isotretinoin 02 engineering and technology Lasers Solid-State Leukoplakia oral Ablation techniques 03 medical and health sciences 020901 industrial engineering & automation 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors stomatognathic system Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans In patient Surgical treatment Original Scientific Papers Isotretinoin Leukoplakia Aged business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Oral leukoplakia stomatognathic diseases Female Laser Therapy Neoplasm Recurrence Local business Er:YAG laser medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Acta Clinica Croatica |
| ISSN: | 1333-9451 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY The use of lasers for treatment of oral leukoplakia has gained a lot of interest in the past years, however, data on the use of Er:YAG laser are scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Er:YAG laser and 1% topical isotretinoin in the treatment of 27 oral leukoplakia patients. Er:YAG laser (LightWalker AT, Fotona, Slovenia) was used in 27 patients with 27 leukoplakia lesions. Postoperative pain was assessed by use of visual analog scale (VAS), and the impact of laser treatment on the quality of life was assessed by the OHIP-14 questionnaire (Croatian version). Control group consisted of the same 27 patients previously treated with 1% topical isotretionin three times a day during the period of one year. No improvement in the size of leukoplakia lesions was observed after treatment with topical isotretinoin. There were significant differences between men and women according to leukoplakia localization, number of laser sessions and VAS (p |
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