940nm Diode Laser Therapy For Treatment Of Oral Lesions: Case Series

Charu Tandon; Vivek Govila; Sunil Verma; Tanu Tewari

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2016

940nm Diode Laser Therapy For Treatment Of Oral Lesions: Case Series

Charu Tandon, Vivek Govila, Sunil Verma, Tanu Tewari

Abstract :

AIM: Oral lesions like oral lichen planus and aphthous ulcers are chronic inflammatory disease characterized by episodes of relapse and remission. There is currently no definitive cure for these lesions as there are various treatment modalities available. So the aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of Diode Laser in treatment of oral lichen planus and aphthous ulcer. METHOD: 940nm Diode Laser was used at high wattage in non–contact mode for oral lichen planus patients; and in milliwatts (Low Level Laser Therapy) and non–contact mode for aphthous ulcer patients. RESULTS: Diode laser is an effective clinical tool without any adverse effects and recurrence for treatment of oral lichen planus and aphthous ulcers. CONCLUSION: Treatment is aimed primarily at reducing the length and severity of symptomatic outeaks of the oral lesions. Therapy by Diode Laser (940nm) is a painless procedure with rapid complete healing and good patient compliance.