in this review collected from the literature on usage of laser in oral minor surgery based on a medline search in the time period between the years: 2008 and 2013, the most current evidence on laser-assisted oral minor surgery is going to be surveyed.

introduction: diode laser with wavelengths ranging from 810 to 980 nm in a continuous or pulsed mode was used as a possible instrument for soft tissue surgery in the oral cavity. discussion: diode laser is one of laser systems in which photons are produced by electric current with wavelengths of 810, 940 and 980nm. the application of diode laser in soft tissue oral surgery has been evaluated fr...

introduction : due to the increased prevalence of medically compromised patients who require dental treatments, it is a crucial task for dentists and dental specialists to prepare themselves for emergent professional situations. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of different medical problems among a population of patients admitted to a dental educational center. materials and...

lipoma, a benign tumor of adipose tissue is one of the most common benign neoplasms of the body. however, its occurrence in oral cavity is very rare. it accounts for 1 to 4% of benign neoplasms of mouth affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth and tongue. we report three cases of intraoral lipoma, two in buccal mucosa and one in labial mucosa. an excisional biopsy was performed...

introduction: this study aimed to measure the changes in oral health-related quality of life of the patients, referred to shahid chamran hospital in shiraz before and after the orthognathic surgery. methods: this prospective study was performed using the 14-item oral health impact profile (ohip-14) questionnaire. the questionnaires were given both before and four months after the orthognathic s...

introduction: one of the reasons people do not refer to dental offices is anxiety over pain. preoperative education is one of non-pharmacological methods to treat anxiety. this study evaluated the effect of preoperative education on decreasing state and trait anxiety in patients referring to a dental surgery center. materials and methods: the subjects in this clinical trial consisted of all the...

introduction : the purpose of this clinical study was to compare the blood mercury levels before and after endodontic surgery using amalgam as a root-end filling material. materials and methods: fourteen patients requiring periradicular surgery participated in this prospective clinical study. a zinc-free amalgam was employed as root-end filling material. blood samples were collected at three in...

objective: to study the accuracy of spiral tomography in the determination of implant angulation. materials and methods: eighteen gutta-percha filled points on dry mandibles were selected for implant placement. a translucent acrylic template was fabricated for each mandible. after preparing tomographic images (2 mm slice thickness, cranex tome), the ideal axis of the implant was traced. the ang...