Surgical management of trismus due to Oral Submucous Fibrosis - Lysis of fibrotic bands with the KTP-532 Laser

Surgical management of trismus due to Oral Submucous Fibrosis - Lysis of fibrotic bands with the KTP-532 Laser

Oral Submucous Fibrosis is an insidious, chronic disease affecting the oral cavity, sometimes the pharynx and rarely the tongue. 15 patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis presenting with severe trismus were treated with lysis of the fibrotic bands with a KTP-532 Laser and adjunctive treatment with ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2006-07, Vol.58 (3), p.229-231
Hauptverfasser: Kameshwaran, Mohan, Raghavan, Dilip, Anand Kumar, R S, Murali, Sathiya
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Oral Submucous Fibrosis is an insidious, chronic disease affecting the oral cavity, sometimes the pharynx and rarely the tongue. 15 patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis presenting with severe trismus were treated with lysis of the fibrotic bands with a KTP-532 Laser and adjunctive treatment with excellent results over a 12 month follow-up period.
ISSN:2231-3796
0019-5421
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/BF03050825