title: Treatment of gingival fibromas using CO2 laser and electrosurgery in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: A 10-year-old boy with a history of tuberous sclerosis was sent for evaluation of numerous papules on his lower gum area. The parent was concerned that the lesions were interfering with oral hygiene. A diagnosis of oral fibromas was made and treatment options of gingivectomy or electrosurgery combined with carbon dioxide laser were described to the patient and his parent. Therapy with electrocautery and a pulsed carbon dioxide laser was decided on and utilized. We describe for the first time the combination of electrosurgery and carbon dioxide laser as a treatment method for oral fibromas. A short review of the literature regarding diagnosis and treatment is included with this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA. dbeisen@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Eisen
authors.forename: Nasim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fazel
mesh_terms: D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*