title: Laser gingivectomy for pediatrics. A case report.
abstract: Traditional gingivectomy procedures have been a challenge for pediatric dentists who confront issues of patient cooperation and discomfort. Treatment of pediatric patients must involve minimal operative and postoperative discomfort. Laser soft-tissue surgery has been shown to be well accepted by children. For the pediatric patient, the greatest advantage of the laser is the lack of local anesthesia injection and the associated pre- and postoperative discomfort. The following case report describes a gingivectomy procedure performed on a 14-year-old female.
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. michelle.kelman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kelman
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Poiman
authors.forename: Barry L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D005260:Female; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005890:Gingivectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects