Application of diode laser with photobiomodulation in the excision of giant cell fibroma: A case report
Department of Periodontology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH institute of dental sciences & Research Center, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 16(03), 144-148
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.16.3.1283
Publication history:
Received on 15 October 2022, revised on 29 November 2022, accepted on 02 December 2022
Abstract:
Giant cell fibroma is relatively new and rare entity, commonly seen in gingiva. It is a benign non-neoplastic lesion of oral cavity. It manifests clinically as a slow-growing, asymptomatic, sessile or pedunculated mass with a maximum diameter of 0.5 to 1 cm. These lesions commonly occurs in young individuals and have no sex predilection. Histopathological findings of giant cell fibroma show a presence of the stellate fibroblasts with multinucleated giant cells. This report is a case of giant cell fibroma, occuring on the right buccal mucosa in a 14 year old female patient. Surgical excision of the lesion was planned using a diode laser followed by photo-biomodulation. Post surgically healing was satisfactory, with no significant scar tissue formation and follow up showed no recurrence of lesion.
Keywords:
Giant cell fibroma; Gingiva; Buccal mucosa; Stellate fibroblasts; Diode laser; Photo-biomodulation
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