Abstract
Objective To compare trans- and postsurgical results of patients undergoing excision of lesions clinically compatible with oral mucoceles through 2 forms of treatment: Conventional surgery using scalpel and cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen. Study design A randomized clinical trial was performed with 17 patients with a clinical diagnosis of oral mucoceles. Patients were divided into 2 groups: 7 patients of group 1 underwent surgical excision and 10 patients of group 2 (G2) had lesions treated by cryosurgery. The parameters used in the comparison were: Need for anesthesia; intensity of transoperative bleeding; need for suture; postoperative pain, and need for analgesic administration. Results The variables transsurgical bleeding, need for anesthesia, and need for suturing are totally different procedures among the treatments, since patients of group 1 presents 100.0% of scarce bleeding, 100.0% needed anesthesia and 100, 0% needed suture while in group 2 all these percentage was zero. Conclusions Cryosurgery is an effective method for the treatment of oral mucoceles, and can offer considerable advantages because it is a simple and painless technique, in which sutures are unnecessary, as the bleeding is nonexistent.
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