Patient perceptions and clinical efficacy of labial frenectomies using diode laser versus conventional techniques
JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.119, no.3, pp.182-186, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 119 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jormas.2018.01.004
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.182-186
- Keywords: Diode lasers, Surgery, Frenectomy, Postoperative complications, Oral soft tissue, ND-YAG, TISSUE, SURGERY
- Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of present study was to compare the keratinized gingival tissue measurements, degree of subjective complaints and functional complications of using an 980 nm diode laser versus a scalpel for labial frenectomies.