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Volume 8 Issue 4 (April, 2020)

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Evaluation of diode laser and ER-YAG laser in the management of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Monika Tatkundwar, Vikram Khare, Digamber Sable, Mahesh Chavan, Pallavi Channe, Harshada Inamdar

Aim of the study: The purpose of the study is to compare and evaluate the difference in pain, size and healing time of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) when treated with diode laser and Er:Yag laser respectively. Materials and Methodology: An in-vivo interventional study was carried out in the department of Oral Medicine and Radiology in D.Y. Patil Dental College, Pune, where two groups were created each having sample size of 12 patients, in which Group A comprised of patients undergoing treatment with Diode therapy and Group B with Er:Yag laser. Patients were later provided with evaluation proforma and evaluated on 0th, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 15th day and scores were given from 1 to 10 for each respective group. Results: In the present study, none of the participant reported complete relief from pain by 7th day, in contrast a complete relief from pain was observed by 15th day. Pain reduction of 5.25 and 7.08 was observed from baseline to 1st day and baseline to 3rd day. The maximum improvement in healing size was noted from 3rd day to 5th day while the minimum was observed from day 0 to day 1 indicating a slow initial action of the laser. Conclusion: Our study concluded, that both Diode laser and Er :Yag prove to be promising in reducing pain, decreasing the ulcer size and leading to a complete healing of recurrent aphthous ulcers. Er:Yag laser although provides faster results but it does not produce haemostatic effect as compared to Diode laser. Therefore, Diode laser would be better choice over Er;Yag laser in clinics. Keywords Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Lasers, Healing.

 
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