Validity of cryosurgery in the treatment of lichen planus and leukoplakia

ABSTRACT

Cryosurgery offers a means of destroying tissue by subjecting it to extreme cold. The effectiveness and advantages of cryotherapy in the treatment of various oral mucosal lesions is well accepted, in spite of the mechanism by which cells are die as yet poorly understood. The treatment of oral lichen planus and leukoplakia using cryosurgery was discussed. An overview of the clinical and histological changes occuring after this treatment also was presented