Evaluation of Complication and Patient Satisfaction after Surgical Removal of Peripheral Exophytic Lesions by CO2 Laser

Abstract

Introduction: In recent years, laser-assisted surgery has become commonplace in dentistry, especially in soft tissue surgeries. The present study aimed to investigate the complications and patient satisfaction after removing exophytic lesions by laser surgery.Materials and Methods: A total of 12 patients requiring removal of peripheral exophytic lesions such as reactive hyperplasia and mucosal surgery were examined to participate in the present study.Results: This surgical procedure had the maximum patient satisfaction (84%) and almost all patients (91.7%) had no postoperative pain. After three weeks, the wound site healed in all patients, although a case of mucosal recurrence was observed in this study.Conclusion: Laser surgery is quite successful due to the absence of pain, maximum patient satisfaction, and wound healing in all patients which is consistent with the results of previous studies, although this method requires a more complete evaluation.

Keywords

• co2 laser
• exophytic lesions
• satisfaction
• surgical complications