Experience in the use of laser ablation and collagen-based drug in the complex treatment of verrucous form of oral leukoplakia

Abstract

Leukoplakia is keratinization of the oral mucosa or the red border of the lips, which occurs in response to chronic exogenous irritation, and refers to a facultative precancer with a probability of malignant transformation up to 9.5%. The greatest danger is verrucous and erosive-ulcerative form of oral leukoplakia. Our accumulated clinical experience has shown the effectiveness of laser ablation for excision of problem areas in oral leukoplakia. In the postoperative period, a good result was obtained when using a collagen-based drug. The clinical case of laser ablation and collagen-based drug shown in the article showed a good clinical result, which makes it possible to optimize dental care for this group of patients.