Relieving pain in oral lesions of pemphigus vulgaris using the non-ablative, non-thermal, co2 laser therapy [NTCLT]: preliminary results of a novel approach

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Pemphigus vulgaris [PV] is a chronic, serious autoimmune mucocutaneous bullous disease. Oral lesions in PV may be extremely painful. This pain may adversely affect the patients' oral intake and quality of life. This before-after clinical trial was designed to assess the pain relieving effects of single session of non-ablative, non-thermal CO2 laser therapy [NTCLT] in oral lesions of PV