A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions
(1) Background: Several studies investigating the clinical outcomes of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions treated with CO<sub>2</sub> lasers have been published over the last decades. (2) Methods: A systematic research review was performed for studies published between 2011...
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| author | Daniela Condor Cristian Culcițchi Rebecca Blum Oana Baru Smaranda Buduru Andreea Kui Ioan Țig |
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| description | (1) Background: Several studies investigating the clinical outcomes of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions treated with CO<sub>2</sub> lasers have been published over the last decades. (2) Methods: A systematic research review was performed for studies published between 2011 and 2021 in the PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases. (3) Results: Initially, the search identified 52 relevant articles. The primary analysis of the titles and abstracts eliminated 22 articles, leaving 30 articles whose full texts were examined. A total of 22 articles met the inclusion criteria. The studies were classified into 3 categories. (4) Conclusions: After evaluating the results of all the studies included in this review, an initial general statement can be made, namely that CO<sub>2</sub> lasers are a treatment option worth taking into consideration when approaching oral mucosal lesions. When compared to other types of lasers used in dental practice, the CO<sub>2</sub> laser stands out due to its many advantages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0675a10544c543dd908e57468d26c3792023-11-22T06:46:14ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-08-011116774410.3390/app11167744A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal LesionsDaniela Condor0Cristian Culcițchi1Rebecca Blum2Oana Baru3Smaranda Buduru4Andreea Kui5Ioan Țig6Department of Periodontology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400007 Cluj Napoca, Romania“Stomestet” Dental Clinic, 400372 Cluj Napoca, RomaniaFaculty of Dentistry, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400008 Cluj Napoca, Romania“Stomestet” Dental Clinic, 400372 Cluj Napoca, Romania“Stomestet” Dental Clinic, 400372 Cluj Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania(1) Background: Several studies investigating the clinical outcomes of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions treated with CO<sub>2</sub> lasers have been published over the last decades. (2) Methods: A systematic research review was performed for studies published between 2011 and 2021 in the PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases. (3) Results: Initially, the search identified 52 relevant articles. The primary analysis of the titles and abstracts eliminated 22 articles, leaving 30 articles whose full texts were examined. A total of 22 articles met the inclusion criteria. The studies were classified into 3 categories. (4) Conclusions: After evaluating the results of all the studies included in this review, an initial general statement can be made, namely that CO<sub>2</sub> lasers are a treatment option worth taking into consideration when approaching oral mucosal lesions. When compared to other types of lasers used in dental practice, the CO<sub>2</sub> laser stands out due to its many advantages.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7744CO<sub>2</sub> laseroral leukoplakiaoral erythroplakiaoral lichen planusoral dysplasia |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Condor Cristian Culcițchi Rebecca Blum Oana Baru Smaranda Buduru Andreea Kui Ioan Țig A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions Applied Sciences CO<sub>2</sub> laser oral leukoplakia oral erythroplakia oral lichen planus oral dysplasia |
| title | A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions |
| title_full | A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions |
| title_fullStr | A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions |
| title_short | A Review of CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Mediated Therapy for Oral Mucosal Lesions |
| title_sort | review of co sub 2 sub laser mediated therapy for oral mucosal lesions |
| topic | CO<sub>2</sub> laser oral leukoplakia oral erythroplakia oral lichen planus oral dysplasia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7744 |
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