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To compare clinical outcomes, tissue healing, bleeding, and patient-reported pain between pulsed Nd:YAG laser surgery and conventional scalpel surgery for intraoral soft tissue procedures.

January 1, 1991Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Use of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser for intraoral soft tissue surgery

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JWJoel M. WhiteUniversity of California, San Francisco HGHarold E. GoodisSprint (United States)CRCharles L. RoseHochschule Geisenheim University

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Randomized trial demonstrates reduced bleeding and lower anesthesia need with Nd:YAG laser surgery in dental patients, suggesting a viable alternative to conventional scalpel procedures.

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To compare clinical outcomes, tissue healing, bleeding, and patient-reported pain between pulsed Nd:YAG laser surgery and conventional scalpel surgery for intraoral soft tissue procedures.
Randomized comparative evaluation of two surgical sites in 29 dental patients, alongside a supplementary cohort of 41 patients treated exclusively with the pulsed Nd:YAG laser (total N=70).
Evaluated periodontal pocket depths, perceived pain, operative and postoperative bleeding, inflammation, procedure duration, and requirement for local anesthesia at surgery, 1 week, and 1 month.
Operative and postoperative bleeding were significantly reduced in laser surgery compared to conventional scalpel surgery.
Most laser-treated sites produced minimal pain and were successfully managed without local anesthesia, which was routinely required for scalpel procedures.
Periodontal pocket depth reduction, postoperative pain, tissue inflammation, and procedure duration did not differ significantly between laser and scalpel surgical techniques.

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White et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70ea296ceb2bbd16e007bc https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.1900110511

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Randomized trial demonstrates reduced bleeding and lower anesthesia need with Nd:YAG laser surgery in dental patients, suggesting a viable alternative to conventional scalpel procedures.

Use of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser for intraoral soft tissue surgery

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Use of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser for intraoral soft tissue surgery

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