Evaluation of Patient Perceptions After Vestibuloplasty Procedure: A Comparison of Diode Laser and Scalpel Techniques

Diode Laser Assisted Excision and Low Level Laser Therapy in the Management of Mucus Extravasation Cysts: A Case Series

“…18 As seen in our cases, usually no scar formation occurs at the operated site. Similar observations have been made by Kalakonda et al 19 and Zeinoun et al 20 who reported that laser treated wounds exhibit less scar formation due to a fewer number of myofibroblasts, resulting in minimal wound contraction.…”

“…22 VAS recorded in present cases showed that perceived pain was highest at the first post-surgical day and decreased to pre-surgical levels after 1 week. This is in accordance with healing patterns of mucosal wounds as demonstrated by Kalakonda et al 19 and Chawla et al 23 who performed LLLT after vestibuloplasty procedure and after gingival depigmentation respectively. Since present case series did not have any controls, any conclusion about role of LLLT in perceived pain cannot be drawn.…”

Laser Vestibuloplasty for Peri-implant Gingiva Implementation in the Atrophic Mandible of a Medically Compromised Patient

“…periodontal decontamination, non-surgical drug-related gingival overgrowth treatment, surgical removal of benign proliferating lesions as well as of oral mucosa malignancies [10][11][12][13][14]. The use of diode laser for vestibuloplasty, in patients on anticoagulant therapy, is associated with a shorter operating time and fewer postoperative complications compared to conventional scalpel surgery including the unnecessary drug discontinuation [5,6].…”

“…Among all techniques reported in the literature, the conventional technique of vestibuloplasty performed with a scalpel is surely the most used, although characterized by pain and discomfort perceived by patients. Above all, it is related to post-surgical edema and difficulties in swallowing, chewing, and speaking [2][3][4][5][6]. Such complications could become more evident in medically compromised patients (e.g.…”

“…on anticoagulant therapy) [7]. The use of a laser with good surgical capabilities (especially contextual cut and coagulation) may surely improve clinical outcomes in patients needing vestibuloplasty [5,6,8]. We report the case of a patient who underwent vestibuloplasty by diode laser to implement the keratinized gingiva around dental implants in an atrophic mandible; the patient was in therapy with warfarin and without drug discontinuation.…”