Journal of Dental Lasers

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2014  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 68--70

Laser frenectomy: Recommended in elderly patients


Suresh V Lele, Janardan B Garde, Dattaprasad P Dadhe, Virat M Karadkar 
 Department of Periodontology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Dattaprasad P Dadhe
Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, S. No. 44/1, Vadgaon (Bk), Off Sinhgad Road, Pune, Maharashtra
India

Buccal frenectomy is a common preprosthetic surgical procedure. It is a procedure usually done to aid denture stability. Although it is conventionally being performed using a scalpel, the diode lasers possess certain advantages such as rapid healing and less recurrence. Three cases of preprosthetic laser frenectomy are presented here with a satisfactory outcome.


How to cite this article:
Lele SV, Garde JB, Dadhe DP, Karadkar VM. Laser frenectomy: Recommended in elderly patients.J Dent Lasers 2014;8:68-70


How to cite this URL:
Lele SV, Garde JB, Dadhe DP, Karadkar VM. Laser frenectomy: Recommended in elderly patients. J Dent Lasers [serial online] 2014 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];8:68-70
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