RESUMEN
Vestibuloplasty involves a series of surgical procedures designed to restore alveolar ridge height by lowering the muscles attached to the buccal, labial, and lingual aspects of the jaws. The technique is indicated in cases of insufficient vestibular depth that may result from atrophy of the alveolar ridge and/or high attachment of muscle or movable mucosa. This article focuses on a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser vestibular extension procedure performed in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome, which is caused by a chromosomal abnormality. The 10,600-nm CO2 laser is shown to offer several advantages over a conventional scalpel and other laser wavelengths for soft-tissue pre-prosthetic surgery, including vestibular extension.
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Aumento de la Cresta Alveolar/métodos , Síndrome de Klinefelter/cirugía , Vestibuloplastia/métodos , Adulto , Aumento de la Cresta Alveolar/instrumentación , Humanos , Síndrome de Klinefelter/complicaciones , Terapia por Láser/métodos , Láseres de Gas/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Vestibuloplastia/instrumentaciónAsunto(s)
Raspado Dental , Aplanamiento de la Raíz , Humanos , Rayos Láser , Bolsa Periodontal , PeriodontitisRESUMEN
The 10,600-nm CO2 laser is both an efficient and spatially precise photo-thermal ablation device and excellent coagulator because of the close match between its coagulation depth and the diameters of oral soft-tissue capillaries. The ablation of hyperplastic oral soft tissue with the flexible fiber waveguide 10,600-nm CO2 laser is a minimally invasive and typically suture-free surgical modality that ensures dependable treatment. It is, in many respects, superior to most of the alternative treatment options. Its excellent hemostatic abilities and the minimal damage to adjacent healthy tissues make the CO2 laser a perfect surgical tool for treating oral soft-tissue lesions, including the inflamed operculum.