Oral Squamous Papilloma Management with Diode Laser: A Case Report

Introduction: Oral Squamous Papilloma (OSP) is a benign,hyperplastic wart-like localized proliferation, representing anexaggerated growth of normal squamous epithelium causedby Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11. It can occurat any age and is commonly found on the tongue, lips, buccalmucosa and palate.Case report: We present a case of oral squamous papillomain a 40-year-old male patient in the hard palate which wasmanaged by laser excision.Conclusion: Oral Squamous Papilloma is an exophyticnon-contagious growth which is caused by papilloma virus.Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and laser excisionhas shown to be a promising treatment modality with highpatient compliance.

Crioterapia en pacientes con papiloma escamoso bucal / Cryotherapy in patients with oral squamous papilloma

Se efectuó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 58 pacientes con papiloma escamoso bucal, atendidos en la consulta estomatológica del Policlínico de Especialidades del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico "Saturnino Lora Torres" de Santiago de Cuba, desde febrero del 2008 hasta igual mes del 2013, con vistas a evaluar los resultados terapéuticos de la criocirugía en estos afectados. Para la remoción de esta enfermedad se aplicó nitrógeno líquido por su gran poder refrigerante. La evaluación del tratamiento crioquirúrgico se estableció mediante la medición del tiempo de congelación y descongelación, con predominio de 20-30 segundos para la primera y 91-120 para la segunda. La reparación y reepitelización de los tejidos bucales ocurrió entre los 7 y 14 días de practicada dicha modalidad terapéutica, la cual resultó ventajosa por ser de fácil aplicación, atraumática, sin riesgo ni complicación e inocua en la mucosa bucal.

A descriptive and cross sectional study of 58 patients with oral squamous papilloma, assisted in the Stomatological Department of the Specialties Polyclinic from "Saturnino Lora Torres" Teaching Clinical Surgical Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from February, 2008 to the same month of 2013, with the aim of evaluating the therapeutic results of the cryosurgery in these affected patients. For the removal of this disease, liquid nitrogen was applied due to its great coolant power. The evaluation of the cryosurgical treatment was established by measuring the freezing and unfreezing time, with prevalence of 20-30 seconds for the first one and 91-120 for second one. The repair and reepitelization of the oral tissues took place between the 7 and 14 days of having applied this therapeutic modality, which was advantageous as it is easily applied, it causes no trauma, it has neither risk nor complication and it is innocuous in the oral mucous.