Case Report

Volume 2025: Volume: 4: Issue: 1

Diode laser in submucous fibrosis – a case report
Arathy Srinivasan Lankupalli
Reader, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai

Address for Correspondence:

Arathy Srinivasan Lankupalli,Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai

Email address:arathy56@gmail.com

Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis is a premalignant condition which affects the submucosal layer of oral mucousmembrane. Trismus is the most severe presentation of this disease which jeopardizes the nutrition status of theindividual. To achieve the adequate mouth opening, the complete release of fibrotic tissue is essential. However,incising the fibrotic tissue with a conventional blade or electrocautery can cause bleeding, delayed healing, andrecurrence of fibrosis.A laseris a device that generates light by a process called STIMULATED EMISSION.The acronym LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Semiconductinglasers are a multilayer semiconductor device that generates a coherent beam of monochromatic light by laseraction. A coherent beam resulted which all of the photons are in phase. Diode laser has favorable features likegood hemostatic properties and flexibility of the probe which makes it useful in the limited access; especiallyin trismus.

Key words

Oral Submucous Fibrosis, Laser, Premalignant Disorders.

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How to cite this article: Lankupalli AS. Diode laser in submucous fibrosis–a case report. Int J Oral Rehab 2025;4:1:1-4.