Abstract | PURPOSE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective data were collected from the records of 30 patients (mean age 75.6 years) with 35 primary oral leukoplakia who had their lesions ablated by KTP laser, and 45 patients (mean age 59.9 years) with 59 primary oral leukoplakia who had CO(2) laser treatment. The recurrence rates of lesions between these 2 groups was then compared. RESULTS: A statistically significant (P = .049) reduction in recurrence rates for those patients treated with KTP lasers versus CO(2) lasers was found. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Bernard Lim, Andrew Smith, Arun Chandu |
Journal | Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(J Oral Maxillofac Surg)
Vol. 68
Issue 3
Pg. 597-601
(Mar 2010)
ISSN: 1531-5053 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20171477
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Crown Copyright (c) 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Lasers, Gas
(therapeutic use)
- Lasers, Solid-State
(therapeutic use)
- Leukoplakia, Oral
(surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth Neoplasms
(surgery)
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Retrospective Studies
- Young Adult
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