Treatment of gingival fibromas using CO2 laser and electrosurgery in a patient with tuberous sclerosis

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Eisen, Daniel B ^a   Fazel, Nasim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTROSURGERY; GINGIVA FIBROMATOSIS; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GENETICS; GINGIVA TUMOR; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; REVIEW;

ANGIOFIBROMA; CHILD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 57049109369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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