Clinical study on oral lesions treated with an Nd: YAG laser

Abstract

Neodymium: YAG (Nd: YAG) laser therapy is performed for oral lesions.
During the period from June 1992 to March 2000, we treated 69 oral lesions (31 males, 38 females) with a contact Nd: YAG laser in the operating room of the Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine. The lesions were 51 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 2 of adenoid cystic carcinoma, 8 of leukoplakia, 5 of benign tumors, 2 of inflammatory diseases, and one of scarring.
The lesions of 65 cases were resected by the Nd: YAG laser. The wounds of 26 of those cases were not sutured, and the patients did not complain of any severe symptoms. The wound healing was prolonged, at 3-5 weeks.
The Nd: YAG laser has a hemostatic effect and an analgesic effect for a malignant tumor and a lesion with a strong tendency to bleed. The wound after treatment with an Nd: YAG laser recovers without suturing or skin grafting.