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Diode Laser Surgery as a Conservative Management of Hairy Tongue Lesion Resistance to Treatment

Hairy tongue is a furry appearance on the dorsum surface of the tongue with variable colors. This lesion is due to defective shedding of filiform papillae. Various treatments are proposed for this condition like keratolytic agents, surgical procedure with a scalpel, or laser application. In this cas...

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Autores principales: Samiei, Nazanin, Ghane, Hadi Kaseb, Fekrazad, Reza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8691999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34950519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5656884
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description Hairy tongue is a furry appearance on the dorsum surface of the tongue with variable colors. This lesion is due to defective shedding of filiform papillae. Various treatments are proposed for this condition like keratolytic agents, surgical procedure with a scalpel, or laser application. In this case study, we reported successful treatment of hairy tongue with a diode laser. The diode laser with wavelength 810 nm, power of 4 watts, a pulse width of 20 milliseconds, and an interval of 20 milliseconds by a 400-micron optical fiber was selected for treatment of this lesion. There was no bleeding during this minimally invasive surgery, and the patient experienced a low level of pain. Loss of taste function was completely resolved. Based on the result of this study, a diode laser can be a good alternative for minimally invasive surgical treatment of hairy tongue.
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spelling pubmed-86919992021-12-22 Diode Laser Surgery as a Conservative Management of Hairy Tongue Lesion Resistance to Treatment Samiei, Nazanin Ghane, Hadi Kaseb Fekrazad, Reza Case Rep Dent Case Report Hairy tongue is a furry appearance on the dorsum surface of the tongue with variable colors. This lesion is due to defective shedding of filiform papillae. Various treatments are proposed for this condition like keratolytic agents, surgical procedure with a scalpel, or laser application. In this case study, we reported successful treatment of hairy tongue with a diode laser. The diode laser with wavelength 810 nm, power of 4 watts, a pulse width of 20 milliseconds, and an interval of 20 milliseconds by a 400-micron optical fiber was selected for treatment of this lesion. There was no bleeding during this minimally invasive surgery, and the patient experienced a low level of pain. Loss of taste function was completely resolved. Based on the result of this study, a diode laser can be a good alternative for minimally invasive surgical treatment of hairy tongue. Hindawi 2021-12-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8691999/ /pubmed/34950519 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5656884 Text en Copyright © 2021 Nazanin Samiei et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Diode Laser Surgery as a Conservative Management of Hairy Tongue Lesion Resistance to Treatment
title_fullStr Diode Laser Surgery as a Conservative Management of Hairy Tongue Lesion Resistance to Treatment
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title_short Diode Laser Surgery as a Conservative Management of Hairy Tongue Lesion Resistance to Treatment
title_sort diode laser surgery as a conservative management of hairy tongue lesion resistance to treatment
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8691999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34950519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5656884
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