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Evaluacija inovativno digitalno kontroliranog Er:YAG lasera u lijeÄenju leukoplakije - probno istraživanje
The use of lasers for treatment of oral leukoplakia has gained a lot of interest in the past years, however, data on the use of Er:YAG laser are scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Er:YAG laser and 1% topical isotretinoin in the treatment of 27 oral leukoplakia patients. Er:YAG laser (LightWalker AT, Fotona, Slovenia) was used in 27 patients with 27 leukoplakia lesions. Postoperative pain was assessed by use of visual analog scale (VAS), and the impact of laser treatment on the quality of life was assessed by the OHIP-14 questionnaire (Croatian version). Control group consisted of the same 27 patients previously treated with 1% topical isotretionin three times a day during the period of one year. No improvement in the size of leukoplakia lesions was observed after treatment with topical isotretinoin. There were significant differences between men and women according to leukoplakia localization, number of laser sessions and VAS (p<0.05). At follow-up after six months and one year, there was no recurrence of lesions. Er:YAG laser is a successful treatment for oral leukoplakia. Topical isotretionin treatment is unsuccessful in patients with oral leukoplakia.Posljednjih godina postoji veliko zanimanje za upotrebu lasera u lijeÄenju oralne leukoplakije, ali su podatci o upotrebi Er:YAG lasera malobrojni. Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je usporediti uÄinak Er:YAG lasera i 1%-tnog topikalnog izotretinoina u lijeÄenju 27 bolesnika s oralnom leukoplakijom. Er:YAG laser (LightWalker AT, Fotona, Slovenia) je koriÅ”ten u 27 bolesnika s 27 leukoplakiÄnih lezija. Poslijeoperacijska bol je odreÄena uz pomoÄ vizualne analogne ljestvice (visual analog scale,
VAS), a utjecaj na kvalitetu života mjeren je pomoÄu upitnika OHIP-14 (hrvatska verzija). Kontrolna skupina se sastojala od istih 27 bolesnika koji su prije toga lijeÄeni 1%-tnim topikalnim izotretioninom tri puta na dan tijekom tri mjeseca. Nije bilo poboljÅ”anja u veliÄini lezija leukoplakije nakon topikalno primijenjenog izotretinoina. UtvrÄene su znaÄajne razlike izmeÄu muÅ”karaca i žena s obzirom na lokalizaciju leukoplakije, broj laserskih zahvata i rezultata VAS (p<0,05). Å est mjeseci i godinu dana od laserskog zahvata nije bilo recidiva oralne leukoplakije. Er:YAG laser je uspjeÅ”na terapija u lijeÄenju oralne leukoplakije. Topikalna primjena izotretionina nije uspjeÅ”na u lijeÄenju oralne leukoplakije