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Cryosurgery in the treatment of oro-facial lesions

Author(s) -

Shipra Gupta,

Ashok Bansal,

Shivani Jain

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.100468

Subject(s) - cryosurgery , medicine , dermatology , oral cavity , oral mucosa , cryotherapy , mouth mucosa , surgery , dentistry , pathology

Cryosurgery is a therapeutical method that uses freezing to obtain a tissue inflammatory and/or a destructive response. It has been successfully used for many cutaneous conditions. Its use is increasing for several conditions in the oral cavity. The oral mucosa, because of its characteristics of humidity and smoothness, is an ideal site for this technique. It shows a very good esthetic result and it may be either the first choice or an alternative option to conventional surgery. This article strives to review the modus operandi of cryosurgical instruments, the various indications, limitations and advantages of cryosurgery in the treatment of oral lesions

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