Objectives The Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (PGCG) is a gingival hyperplasia that rises from the mucoperiostium or the periodontal ligament and may occur at gingival edges or alveolar ridges of the oral mucosa. In this paper a case of PGCG treated by a diode laser 808 nm is described. Materials and methods A case of a 65 years old female patient, in good health, with a PGCG located at the anterior portion of edentulous maxilla, is described. The mass was surgically excised using an 808 nm diode laser (KDL-10, Kavo, Germany) with parameters of 2 W continuous wave and a 320 nm optic fiber. Results Surgery was performed with no intra- nor post-operative complications. Follow-up at 7 and 21 days showed an increasing secondary intention healing. Histological examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis of peripheral giant cell granuloma. Conclusions Laser surgery of PGCG offers many intraoperative advantages and reduces postoperative complications, also increasing patient's compliance. For that reason, as well as in light of recent literature studies, it may be considered as the gold standard.
Objectives: The Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (PGCG) is a gingival hyperplasia that rises from the mucoperiostium or the periodontal ligament and may occur at gingival edges or alveolar ridges of the oral mucosa. In this paper a case of PGCG treated by a diode laser 808 nm is described. Materials and methods: A case of a 65 years old female patient, in good health, with a PGCG located at the anterior portion of edentulous maxilla, is described. The mass was surgically excised using an 808 nm diode laser (KDL-10, Kavo, Germany) with parameters of 2 W continuous wave and a 320 nm optic fiber. Results: Surgery was performed with no intra- nor post-operative complications. Follow-up at 7 and 21 days showed an increasing secondary intention healing. Histological examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis of peripheral giant cell granuloma. Conclusions: Laser surgery of PGCG offers many intraoperative advantages and reduces postoperative complications, also increasing patient's compliance. For that reason, as well as in light of recent literature studies, it may be considered as the gold standard.
Surgical treatment of a peripheral giant cell granuloma of the upper jaw by diode laser / Palaia, Gaspare; Barella, G.; Ungaro, A.; Telesca, V.; Romeo, Umberto. - In: DENTAL CADMOS. - ISSN 0011-8524. - STAMPA. - 80:10(2012), pp. 605-610. [10.1016/j.cadmos.2012.03.003]
Surgical treatment of a peripheral giant cell granuloma of the upper jaw by diode laser
PALAIA, GASPARE;ROMEO, Umberto
2012
Abstract
Objectives The Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (PGCG) is a gingival hyperplasia that rises from the mucoperiostium or the periodontal ligament and may occur at gingival edges or alveolar ridges of the oral mucosa. In this paper a case of PGCG treated by a diode laser 808 nm is described. Materials and methods A case of a 65 years old female patient, in good health, with a PGCG located at the anterior portion of edentulous maxilla, is described. The mass was surgically excised using an 808 nm diode laser (KDL-10, Kavo, Germany) with parameters of 2 W continuous wave and a 320 nm optic fiber. Results Surgery was performed with no intra- nor post-operative complications. Follow-up at 7 and 21 days showed an increasing secondary intention healing. Histological examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis of peripheral giant cell granuloma. Conclusions Laser surgery of PGCG offers many intraoperative advantages and reduces postoperative complications, also increasing patient's compliance. For that reason, as well as in light of recent literature studies, it may be considered as the gold standard.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
