title: Diode Laser Excision of Oral Benign Lesions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lasers have made tremendous progress in the field of dentistry and have turned out to be crucial in oral surgery as collateral approach for soft tissue surgery. This rapid progress can be attributed to the fact that lasers allow efficient execution of soft tissue procedures with excellent hemostasis and field visibility. When matched to scalpel, electrocautery or high frequency devices, lasers offer maximum postoperative patient comfort.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients agreed to undergo surgical removal of benign lesions of the oral cavity. 810 nm diode lasers were used in continuous wave mode for excisional biopsy. The specimens were sent for histopathological examination and patients were assessed on intraoperative and postoperative complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diode laser surgery was rapid, bloodless and well accepted by patients and led to complete resolution of the lesions. The excised specimen proved adequate for histopathological examination. Hemostasis was achieved immediately after the procedure with minimal postoperative problems, discomfort and scarring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that diode lasers are rapidly becoming the standard of care in contemporary dental practice and can be employed in procedures requiring excisional biopsy of oral soft tissue lesions with minimal problems in histopathological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sareen
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Payal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhaka
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Pallavi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baghla
keywords: Biopsy; Diode laser; Soft tissue