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KMID : 1037020130020020067
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Medical Lasers; Engineering, Basic Research, and Clinical Application
2013 Volume.2 No. 2 p.67 ~ p.69
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Intraoral Stone Removal in Wharton’s Duct Using a CO2 Laser: Clinical Results
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Cho Jae-Gu
Park Min-Woo
Baek Seung-Kuk
Kwon Soon-Young
Jung Kwang-Yoon
Woo Jeong-Soo
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives: This study provides a review of the results of intraoral stone removal in distal Wharton’s Duct performed using a CO2 laser.
Materials and Methods: A total of 13 patients were treated under local anesthesia at initial presentation in the outpatient clinic.
Results: All patients experienced immediate relief after surgery. Clinical follow-up of up to three months showed that all 13 patients were asymptomatic. Although some glands had no function clinically, they were asymptomatic and did not require further treatment.
Conclusion: Salivary glands that are nonfunctioning clinically should only be removed when there is a recurrence of symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Sialolith, Laser, CO2
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