title: Nd-YAP laser assisted frenulectomy: a case series on 23 patients.
abstract: Abnormal frenula may require treatment by frenulectomy. Several techniques are available, but using a laser for this purpose represents an innovative technology that may provide more efficient, more comfortable and more predictable treatment outcomes for both patient and surgeon. On this respect, Nd-YAP laser treatment is very useful allowing for excellent clinical outcomes with low morbidity. This case series reports on the use of Nd-YAP laser for a labial frenulectomy. Twenty-three patients were treated and afterward controlled. Laser treatment, above all Nd-YAP, appears to be the gold standard technique.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy - daniele.desantis@univr.it.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertossi
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanotti
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossetto
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farronato
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gelpi
authors.affiliation: Istituto Stomatologico Tirreno, Centro di Odontoiatria dell'Ospedale della Versilia, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marconcini
authors.affiliation: Istituto Stomatologico Tirreno, Centro di Odontoiatria dell'Ospedale della Versilia, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Covani