Revati Niteen Deshpande

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Laser technology is an important addition to both therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. It is a rapidly growing field and the surgeon must have thorough knowledge of the current literature and also of the advancements so as to perform the laser surgical procedures efficiently and effectively. The surgeon must also be aware of the benefits, safety and hazards of the lasers and must follow the safety guidelines. Advances in the laser systems make the procedures easier to perform. Incorporating the lasers in the oral and maxillofacial surgery practice has led to improvement in the patient care. In this article, we have summarized the application of lasers in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery by review of literatures.   Keywords: Lasers, Oral lesions, Maxillofacial surgery.

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Traumatic fibroma, also called irritation fibroma is a common oral lesion which is benign and exophytic in appearance. It develops as result of tissue injury and can occur at any age. It is the healed end product of the inflammatory hyperplastic lesion. Sites most commonly involved are buccal mucosa, any soft tissue site, tongue, gingiva. Female predilection seen. It is the most common reactive lesion, and the treatment of choice is surgical excision. The aim of this case report is to present a benign lesion in a 33 years old female patient, who reported to the department with a complaint of pain and swelling in the right upper front tooth region since 12-15 days and on examination, the lesion appeared well circumscribed, lobulated, tender, smooth, firm and reddish pink swelling measuring 2 cm × 3 cm involving right maxillary premolars. Surgical excision of the lesion was done. No recurrence was noted 1 month postoperatively. Radiographic and histopathological examination is essential for diagnosis to accurate as it clinically resembles various lesions such as peripheral giant cell granuloma, pyogenic granuloma or odontogenic tumors.   Keywords: Fibroma, Hyperplasia, Gingiva

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