Removal of benign tumors using the CO 2 laser.
The CO 2 laser is most widely used for treatment of lesions affecting the oral mucosa.  This paper concerns the use of CO 2 laser surgery in benign tumors.  Thirty-seven cases of benign tumors were treated and two of them, a papilloma and a reactional fibroma, are described in detail.
Nammour
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Service de Stomatologie, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Dourov
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D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005350:Fibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000601:surgery*