12 April 2023: Articles
Excision of a Benign Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma in the Oral Mucosa of the Anterior Mandibular Teeth with a 975-nm Diode Laser: A Case Report of a 39-Year-Old Woman
Unknown etiology
Zana Sllamniku Dalipi A , Mirlinda Sopi Krasniqi A* , Labinota Kondirolli CDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938793
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938793
Table 1. List of procedures followed in this case.
| Visit | Time from surgery | Procedure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First day | Basic therapy and assessment of patient motivation to maintain oral hygiene |
| 2 | Second day | Periodontal assessment with indices, scaling and root planning, and laboratory blood tests |
| 3 | Surgery day | Laser surgical removal of peripheral giant cell granuloma. Tissue sent for histopathological assessments. After lesion removal, underlying periodontal destruction was immediately treated by surgical intervention |
| 4 | Week 3 | Follow-up. The surgical site was fully recovered |
| 5 | Week 6 | Follow-up. All periodontal parameters showed improvements |
| Ongoing | Week 6+ | The patient attended clinical follow-up each month |
| 11 | 9.5 months | Periodontal parameters had improvements and no exacerbation of periodontal inflammation. The patient had good oral hygiene |