Abstract
ABSTRACT Aim: Frenulum is a sagittal fibrous fold of oral mucosa with a periosteal insertion that extends from the lip or cheek to the alveolar or gingival mucosa. Sometimes frenulums have high attachments and wide soft tissue folds and these high frenulums may cause functional and aesthetic problems. The aim of this study is evaluate the pain and discomfort in patients treated with conventional or diode laser frenectomy through VAS scale. Material-method: In this study, in totally 74 patients frenectomy procedure was indicated. 39 patients had frenectomy performed with conventional surgery (Group C) and 35 patients had frenectomy performed with laser surgery (Group L). None of the patients had systemic disease or any prescribed drug use. A VAS scale was prepared in order to evaluate pain and dis- comfort in speaking and chewing. All patients were in- formed about how to fill the form in detail and a form was given to each patient. All patients were recalled at 10 th day and VAS scale forms were recollected. Results: There were no significant differences in demographic data of the groups (p>0.05). Pain was found to be significantly higher in conventional group (p 0.05). Agri konvansi- yonel grupta lazer gurubuna oranla anlamli duzeyde yuksek bulundu (p<0.05). Ayni sekilde lazer grubunda konvansi- yonel gruba oranla daha az konusma ve cigneme guclugu yasandi (p<0.05). Sonuc: Diyot lazer ile frenektomi cerrahisi konvansiyonel cerrahiye oranla daha az agri, konusma ve cigneme guc- lugune neden olmustur ve bu calismanin sinirlari dahilin- de, bu sonuclara dayanarak diyot lazerin frenektomi cerrahisinde faydali sonuclar verdigi soylenebilir Anahtar Kelimeler : Agri, Diyot lazer; Frenektomi, Visual Analog Skala(VAS).
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