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Case Report

Diode Laser Assisted Excision of a Gingival Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report

by
Dimitrios Andreadis
1,
Ioanna Lazaridi
1,
Eleftherios Anagnostou
1,
Athanasios Poulopoulos
1,
Prashanth Panta
2,* and
Shankargouda Patil
3
1
Department of Oral Medicine/Pathology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MNR Dental College and Hospital, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
3
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2019, 9(3), 1179; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1179
Submission received: 16 June 2019 / Revised: 12 August 2019 / Accepted: 23 August 2019 / Published: 27 August 2019

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma is a non-neoplastic, exuberant, reactive lesion seen in response to local irritation or trauma caused by dental calculus, bacterial plaque, caries and restorations, with a strong predilection for the gingiva. It is among the frequently encountered oral lesions, occurring at a challenging oral site, the gingiva. Herein, we report a 71-year-old medically compromised Caucasian female who presented with a relatively large lobulated pyogenic granuloma on the buccal gingiva of the maxillary molar-premolar region. Total surgical excision was performed with an 840nm diode laser followed by the placement of hyaluronate gel and relevant periodontal dressing. Two weeks after surgical excision, complete healing was observed, but patient denied replacement of dental restoration. After 4 months of follow-up, an overall reduction of associated teeth mobility was also observed, with a minor recurrence in gingival inflammation. The objective of this report is to briefly review clinical, radiographic and histological findings of pyogenic granuloma along with a detailed discussion on its management through a diode laser.
Keywords: pyogenic granuloma; gingiva; laser surgery; diode laser pyogenic granuloma; gingiva; laser surgery; diode laser

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Andreadis, D.; Lazaridi, I.; Anagnostou, E.; Poulopoulos, A.; Panta, P.; Patil, S. Diode Laser Assisted Excision of a Gingival Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report. Clin. Pract. 2019, 9, 1179. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1179

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Andreadis D, Lazaridi I, Anagnostou E, Poulopoulos A, Panta P, Patil S. Diode Laser Assisted Excision of a Gingival Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report. Clinics and Practice. 2019; 9(3):1179. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1179

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Andreadis, Dimitrios, Ioanna Lazaridi, Eleftherios Anagnostou, Athanasios Poulopoulos, Prashanth Panta, and Shankargouda Patil. 2019. "Diode Laser Assisted Excision of a Gingival Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report" Clinics and Practice 9, no. 3: 1179. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1179

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