Upper-lip laser frenectomy without infiltrated anaesthesia in a paediatric patient: a case report.
Labial frenectomy is a common surgical procedure in the field of oral surgery. Labial frenectomy is a procedure usually done for orthodontic reasons. The role of laser surgery in the oral cavity is well established. The use of diode laser frenectomy without infiltrated anaesthesia is currently under investigation. Needle-less oral surgery, without infiltrated anaesthesia, is a novel situation in paediatrics with paramount importance.
Kafas
Panagiotis
P
Department of Oral Surgery, Surgical Implantology and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University, Agiou Dimitriou Street,Thessalonica, 541 24, Greece. pankafas@yahoo.com
Stavrianos
Christos
C
Jerjes
Waseem
W
Upile
Tahwinder
T
Vourvachis
Michael
M
Theodoridis
Marios
M
Stavrianou
Irene
I