Open AccessSurgical management of trismus due to Oral Submucous Fibrosis — Lysis of fibrotic bands with the KTP-532 Laser
Author(s) -
Mohan Kameshwaran,
Dilip Raghavan,
R. S. Anand Kumar,
Sathiya Murali
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050825
Subject(s) - medicine , oral submucous fibrosis , trismus , pharynx , tongue , oral cavity , fibrosis , otorhinolaryngology , surgery , dentistry , pathology
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.