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Mucoceles are benign lesions of the minor salivary glands that are common in children. The most frequent localizations of these lesions include the lower lip and the cheek mucosa. Such mucoceles are caused by traumas, the rubbing of orthodontic devices, or biting habits. The purpose of this article was to describe the case of a 4-mm extravasation mucocele located on the lower lip of a 9-year-old girl. This mucocele was removed with an erbium loser after perilesional infiltration with 12 mg of 2% lidocaine and epinephrine 1:100,000. The histopathological report confirmed the presurgical diagnosis. The wound healed excellently and rapidly without sutures. No relapse was observed a year ofter the surgery. Lasers apply modern technology and are useful for soft tissue surgery in pediatric dentistry, as operations are rapid and wounds heal well without sutures.
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Terapia por Láser , Láseres de Estado Sólido/uso terapéutico , Enfermedades de los Labios/cirugía , Mucocele/cirugía , Niño , Femenino , Fibroblastos/patología , Estudios de Seguimiento , Tejido de Granulación/patología , Humanos , Enfermedades de los Labios/patología , Mucocele/patología , Glándulas Salivales Menores/patologíaRESUMEN
Dental impaction defines a tooth that, instead of erupting to occupy its functional position, is partially or totally retained and remains within the bone. Retained teeth can be placed in the normal arch position through a combination of orthodontics and conventional surgical techniques, or a combination of orthodontics and laser surgery, as in the case here presented of a 14-year-old boy with an impacted first mandibular premolar, covered by bone, and with complete root formation and an erupted second premolar. The impacted premolar was surgically exposed using an Er,Cr:YSGG laser and at the same time an orthodontic bracket was bonded to provide traction to move the first premolar into its arch position.
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Terapia por Láser/métodos , Extrusión Ortodóncica/métodos , Osteotomía/métodos , Diente Impactado/cirugía , Adolescente , Proceso Alveolar/cirugía , Diente Premolar , Humanos , Terapia por Láser/instrumentación , Láseres de Estado Sólido , Masculino , Mandíbula , Osteotomía/instrumentación , Diente Impactado/clasificación , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Squamous cell papilloma is a benign proliferation of the stratified squamous epithelium. It is typically an exophytic lesion smaller than 1 cm. Its appearance varies from cauliflower-like to fingerlike, while the base may be pedunculated or sessile. This article describes the case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with an asymptomatic whitish lesion of papillomatous appearance in the oral mucosa distal to the maxillary left permanent first molar. The lesion was removed using an Er,Cr:YSGG laser. For anesthesia, 10 mg of 2% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:100,000 was infiltrated around the lesion. No pain medication was required after surgery, and wound healing was excellent and rapidly achieved. The oral pathology report confirmed the presurgical clinical diagnosis. Laser dentistry is a modern technology that can be used by dental clinicians to treat these kinds of oral lesions and should be considered as an alternative to conventional surgery.
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Neoplasias Gingivales/cirugía , Gingivectomía/instrumentación , Terapia por Láser , Papiloma/cirugía , Niño , Cromo , Erbio , Femenino , Humanos , Rayos Láser , Odontología PediátricaRESUMEN
Los cementos de ionómero de vídrio (CIV) son materiales muy versátiles y con distintas presentaciones para varias aplicaciones clínicas. La incorporación de los ionómeros modificados con resina ha aumentado las posibilidades de uso de este material y también su estética. Los CIV poseen unas características interesantes para su uso enodontopediatría, como adhesión química a la estructura dentaria, gran biocompatibilidad, y especialmente, liberación de flúor. A pesar de sus ventajas, no siempre serán el material de elección por lo que el clínico debe conocer la composición, características, ventajas e inconvenientes y limitaciones de cada material para poder utilizarlo de forma individualizada (AU)
Glass ionomer cements are a very versatile material and have many presentations for the different clinical applications. The introduction of the resin modified glass ionomer cements improved the possibilities of use and its aesthetics. Properties such as biocompatibility, adhesion to dental structure and specially fluoride release are interesting to use this material in paediatric dentistry. Even all the advantages, they may not always fulfill the requirements needed, so the clinician should know the limitations and characteristics of the different types of glass ionomer cements in order to use them individually (AU)
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Humanos , Niño , Cementos de Ionómero Vítreo/uso terapéutico , Cementos de Ionómero Vítreo/química , Odontología PediátricaRESUMEN
El sellado de fosas y fisuras es una técnica efectiva en la prevención de caries en dientes de alto riesgo. El propósito de esta revisión consiste en una puesta al día sobre diferentes aspectos de su colocación en clínica y asimismo comentar diversas opciones de aplicación relacionadas con el desarrollo de nuevos materiales (AU)
Pit and fissure sealants are an effective technique in preventing caries in high risk teeth. The purpose of this review is to update different aspects about their placement technique and to comment several options related with new materials development (AU)