THE BENEFITS OF LASER SURGERY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL GIANT CELL LESION. A CASE REPORT

Abstract

A 47-year-old male patient was referred to an oral surgeon complaining of a nodular lesion associated with the alveolar ridge of tooth 34 and 35. At the clinical examination, a nodular, sessile, smooth-textured, fibrous consistency lesion of approximately 6 mm was observed, and radiographically bone resorption was noticed. The treatment performed was excisional biopsy using a high-level diode laser (Thera Lase Surgery, DMC, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil) following parameters of the manufacturer (GaAlAs, 980 nm, 2.5 W, pulsatile, 60 Hz). The specimen was sent for histopathologic examination, confirming the diagnosis of peripheral giant cell lesion. This approach resulted in a nonstressful procedure, no intensive blood bleeding, and postsurgical course with rapid healing in 7 days and completed healing in 15 days. At 1 year follow-up, no recurrence was observed. The use of a laser surgery allowed beneficial effects to the patient as a prompt recovery. A 47-year-old male patient was referred to an oral surgeon complaining of a nodular lesion associated with the alveolar ridge of tooth 34 and 35. At the clinical examination, a nodular, sessile, smooth-textured, fibrous consistency lesion of approximately 6 mm was observed, and radiographically bone resorption was noticed. The treatment performed was excisional biopsy using a high-level diode laser (Thera Lase Surgery, DMC, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil) following parameters of the manufacturer (GaAlAs, 980 nm, 2.5 W, pulsatile, 60 Hz). The specimen was sent for histopathologic examination, confirming the diagnosis of peripheral giant cell lesion. This approach resulted in a nonstressful procedure, no intensive blood bleeding, and postsurgical course with rapid healing in 7 days and completed healing in 15 days. At 1 year follow-up, no recurrence was observed. The use of a laser surgery allowed beneficial effects to the patient as a prompt recovery.