title: Cryosurgery in the treatment of oro-facial lesions.
abstract: Cryosurgery is a therapeutical method that uses freezing to obtain a tissue inflammatory and/or a destructive response. It has been successfully used for many cutaneous conditions. Its use is increasing for several conditions in the oral cavity. The oral mucosa, because of its characteristics of humidity and smoothness, is an ideal site for this technique. It shows a very good esthetic result and it may be either the first choice or an alternative option to conventional surgery. This article strives to review the modus operandi of cryosurgical instruments, the various indications, limitations and advantages of cryosurgery in the treatment of oral lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Dr. H S Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Shipra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis