Oral lesions treated with cryosurgery: mucocele, ranula, pyogenic granuloma, varicosity, hemangioma and herpes simplex

The therapeutic use of liquid nitrogen has been used since the 20th century for the treatment of various dermatologic, urologic, gynecologic, and oncologic diseases among others. However, this modality is not widespread in the stomatology specialty. It will be presented with a brief introduction of mechanism of action, equipment, technique, and results obtained in the following oral lesions: salivary gland (mucocele and ranula), reactive lesion (pyogenic granuloma), vascular lesions (varicosities and hemangioma), and viral infection (herpes simplex).
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research