Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the wound healing following surgical excision of oral soft tissue lesions using diode laser (980nm). Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at our centre in Bangalore from November 2016 to August 2018. Thirty patients who were indicated for excisional biopsy were enrolled in the study. Excisional biopsy procedure was performed using the diode laser 980nm set at the power output of 3 W and operated in continuous mode under local anesthesia. Wound healing was evaluated on 1st, 3rd, 7th day and 1month postoperatively. Results: In our study there was a statistically significant result in terms of hemostasis, reduction in mean surgical time, faster wound reepithelization and wound healing and less or no post-surgical pain providing ease of operation, field of visibility towards the operator and comfort towards the patient on excision of oral soft tissue lesions using diode laser 980nm. Conclusion: Within the limits of our present study, it is possible to conclude that 980 nm diode laser can be safely and effectively used as a treatment modality for oral soft tissue lesions, without any complication. Thus, providing adequate ease of operation with good visibility, wound reepithelization and healing with comfort towards the patient.
Key Words: Diode Laser, Surgery, Biopsy, Wound healing.

Received: 14 December  2018                                  Revised: 27 December 2018                          Accepted: 28 December 2018
Corresponding author: Dr. Zodinliana Ngente, Post -graduate student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India                                       

This article may be cited as: BS Santosh, Ngente Z, Daniel D, AK Harish, Harikeerthy, Devkar AP. Evaluation of Wound Healing Following Surgical Excision of Oral Soft Tissue Lesions using Diode Laser (980nm). Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2019; 5(1):20-27.