Management of vascular lesions of the mouth and lips using a potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser: Review of patient satisfaction

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 364-367

  Jones, Timothy ^a   Fleming, Carla ^a   Llewelyn, John ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

KTP laser; Vascular lesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH DISCOMFORT; MOUTH LESION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR LESION;

AFTERCARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LIP; LIP DISEASES; MOUTH; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS;

EID: 79959292413     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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