title: Surgical management of trismus due to Oral Submucous Fibrosis - Lysis of fibrotic bands with the KTP-532 Laser.
abstract: Oral Submucous Fibrosis is an insidious, chronic disease affecting the oral cavity, sometimes the pharynx and rarely the tongue. 15 patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis presenting with severe trismus were treated with lysis of the fibrotic bands with a KTP-532 Laser and adjunctive treatment with excellent results over a 12 month follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Madras ENT Research Foundation, 15. Sivasamy Salai. Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kameshwaran
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Anand Kumar
authors.forename: Sathiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murali
keywords: Fibrotic Bands; KTP-532 Laser; Oral Submucous Fibrosis; Trismus