Application of $CO_2$ laser in Minor Surgery of Oral Soft Tissue : Case Reports

연조직 소수술에서 $CO_2$ 레이저의 적용 증례

  • Park, Ju-Hyun (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university) ;
  • Jeon, Young-Mi (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university) ;
  • Kwon, Jeong-Seung (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university) ;
  • Ahn, Hyung-Joon (Department of Oral medicine, dental hospital, College of dentistry, Yonsei university)
  • 박주현 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 전영미 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 권정승 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 안형준 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.06.08
  • Accepted : 2010.07.10
  • Published : 2010.09.30

Abstract

Conventional surgical therapy for oral soft tissue includes the use of scalpel, diathermy, cryotherapy and electrosurgery. But, these therapies have some surgical problems. Nowadays, laser surgery can be considered as the another option for conventional surgical therapy. Compared to conventional surgical therapies, advantages of laser therapy include maintenance of sterile conditions, promotion of wound healing, reduction of bleeding, less instruments, post operative pain reduction, less scar, saving cost by using fewer materials, staff and time. Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) laser uses gaseous medium, and has long wavelength about 10,600nm. The first advantage of $CO_2$ laser for surgical treatment of oral soft tissue is hemostasis and visibility improvement by making relatively dry field. These case reports are about cases of minor surgery of oral soft tissue using $CO_2$ laser, and emphasize advantages of laser compared to conventional surgical therapies.

구강 내 연조직 소수술 시, 수술도, 열 요법, 전기요법, 한냉요법 등은 현재까지 사용되고 있는 고전적인 수술법이다. 하지만 이들 통상적인 수술적 방법의 문제로 멸균 상태의 유지, 공간의 제한, 출혈, 창상 치유의 문제, 흉터, 전신질환에 의한 수술의 제한 등이 있다. 최근 레이저가 또 하나의 수술법으로 널리 사용되고 있고, 통상적인 외과적 수술법에 비하여 레이저의 장점으로는 멸균상태 유지, 출혈감소, 통증 감소, 창상의 치유 촉진, 반흔 생성 억제 등이 있다. 특히 탄산가스 레이저는 조직 내수분에 최대한으로 흡수되어 $100{\mu}m$ 정도의 낮은 침투도를 가지며, 주변부 모세 혈관을 응고시켜 구강 내 소수술에 적용 시우수한 지혈 효과 및 수술 시야의 확보를 얻을 수 있다.

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