Laser treatment of a giant squamous papilloma in a pediatric patient

Laser treatment of a giant squamous papilloma in a pediatric patient: Gauri Vats, Durgesh Sonare, Vinod Jain, Dilip Kachhawa



Journal of Dental Lasers 2017 11(1):22-23



Oral squamous papilloma is a benign proliferation of the stratified squamous epithelium, which results in a papillary or verrucous exophytic mass induced by human papillomavirus. These oral mucosal lesions are usually symptomless and have little progression. Laser-assisted surgery is rampant nowadays with several bonuses including rapid hemostasis, being free of sutures, wound sterility, and negligible postoperative pain and edema. The objective of this report is to present a giant squamous papilloma over tongue in a pediatric patient. The lesion was excised with the help of a diode laser and the healing was uneventful in follow-up visit after 1 month. Giant squamous papillomas can rarely be found in children's oral cavity and laser can be used by clinicians to treat these kinds of lesions. It should be considered as an alternative to conventional surgery.

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