Comparison of Diode Laser-Assisted Vestibuloplasty And Conventional Vestibuloplasty

Vestibuloplasty surgery was performed via diode laser. Laser irradiation was performed in continuous wave mode, using a 980 nm diode laser with a power of 1.5W, 600 μm optical fiber.

A local anesthetic was administered bilaterally to the mental area and waited for 5 min for diffusion of the solution. Then, a horizontal incision was prepared at the mucogingival junction with a scalpel blade no. 15c. All the muscle fibers over the periosteum were resected carefully. Following, the mucosal flap was sutured to the depth of the vestibule sulcus with 4-0 polypropylene suture material, once every 4 mm, from a total of 5 regions.

Vestibuloplasty surgery was performed via diode laser. Following, LLLT was applied in continuous wave mode for 1 minute without contacting the tissue, using a phototherapy probe (power output, 0.5W; total energy of 6 J / cm²) at a distance of 1-2 mm from the tissue. LLLT was repeated immediately after the surgery, on the 1st, 3rd and 7th days