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Case Report

Diode Laser Versus Scalpel in the Treatment of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis in a 6-Year Old Boy

by
Samia Aboujaoude
1,*,
Antoine Cassia
2 and
Carla Moukarzel
1
1
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
2
Department of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2016, 6(4), 895; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.895
Submission received: 11 September 2016 / Revised: 11 September 2016 / Accepted: 11 October 2016 / Published: 14 November 2016

Abstract

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare disease characterized by a benign enlargement of the gingiva involving both the mandible and the maxilla. This case is about a 6-year-old child with non syndromic HGF showing a severe gingival enlargement covering almost all surfaces of the teeth, in both arches, hence causing major aesthetic, phonetic and masticatory problems. The aim of the present article is to compare the outcomes of two therapeutical approaches: (i) classical surgical removal with scalpel; and (ii) diode laser resection. Compared to the surgical approach, the clinical results show that the main advantages of the diode laser technique are a better visibility during the intervention, minimal postoperative discomfort combined to a better gingival recontouring. However, the time consumption and the high cost of the laser equipment remain the main disadvantages of the systematic use of this technique.
Keywords: diode laser; gingivectomy; gingival hyperplasia; hereditary gingival fibromatosis diode laser; gingivectomy; gingival hyperplasia; hereditary gingival fibromatosis

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Aboujaoude, S.; Cassia, A.; Moukarzel, C. Diode Laser Versus Scalpel in the Treatment of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis in a 6-Year Old Boy. Clin. Pract. 2016, 6, 895. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.895

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Aboujaoude S, Cassia A, Moukarzel C. Diode Laser Versus Scalpel in the Treatment of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis in a 6-Year Old Boy. Clinics and Practice. 2016; 6(4):895. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.895

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Aboujaoude, Samia, Antoine Cassia, and Carla Moukarzel. 2016. "Diode Laser Versus Scalpel in the Treatment of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis in a 6-Year Old Boy" Clinics and Practice 6, no. 4: 895. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.895

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Aboujaoude, S., Cassia, A., & Moukarzel, C. (2016). Diode Laser Versus Scalpel in the Treatment of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis in a 6-Year Old Boy. Clinics and Practice, 6(4), 895. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.895

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