TY - JOUR
T1 - Gingival overgrowth in a child with arthrogryposis treated with a Er,Cr:YSGG laser
T2 - A case report
AU - Soares, Flavio M.
AU - Tarver, Edward J.
AU - Bimstein, Enrique
AU - Shaddox, Luciana M.
AU - Bhattacharyya, Indraneel
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Abstract: The present manuscript reports a case of a 21/2 year old girl, diagnosed with arthrogryposis, presenting increasing gingival hyperplasia which was treated with Er,Cr:YSGG Laser. The patient was treated under general anesthesia by the Pediatric Dentistry and Periodontics departments. Er,Cr:YSGG laser G6 tip was used at: 1.50 watts, 20 pps, 8% water and 11% air, which is recommended by the manufacturer. Scalpel and periodontal curettes were used to complement the laser. Tissue samples from the anterior maxilla, anterior mandible and palatal sites were formalin-fixed and submitted for evaluation. The samples biopsied revealed prominent hyperplasia of the fibrous connective tissue with areas of the epithelium exhibiting pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. At 1 week and 3 months follow up, oral examination showed appropriate healing of gingival tissue. The use of Er,Cr:YSGG laser in the present case proved to be effective in the removal of large amounts of hyperplasic gingival tissue and resulted in fast healing and mild discomfort.
AB - Abstract: The present manuscript reports a case of a 21/2 year old girl, diagnosed with arthrogryposis, presenting increasing gingival hyperplasia which was treated with Er,Cr:YSGG Laser. The patient was treated under general anesthesia by the Pediatric Dentistry and Periodontics departments. Er,Cr:YSGG laser G6 tip was used at: 1.50 watts, 20 pps, 8% water and 11% air, which is recommended by the manufacturer. Scalpel and periodontal curettes were used to complement the laser. Tissue samples from the anterior maxilla, anterior mandible and palatal sites were formalin-fixed and submitted for evaluation. The samples biopsied revealed prominent hyperplasia of the fibrous connective tissue with areas of the epithelium exhibiting pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. At 1 week and 3 months follow up, oral examination showed appropriate healing of gingival tissue. The use of Er,Cr:YSGG laser in the present case proved to be effective in the removal of large amounts of hyperplasic gingival tissue and resulted in fast healing and mild discomfort.
KW - Anesthesia general
KW - Arthrogryposis
KW - Craniofacial anomalies
KW - Gingivectomy
KW - Hospital dentistry
KW - Keywords: syndromology
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19320254
AN - SCOPUS:67149108156
SN - 0164-1263
VL - 31
SP - 8
EP - 13
JO - Pediatric Dentistry
JF - Pediatric Dentistry
IS - 1
ER -