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17 4 2016 laser case report | tice6 , which were well absorbed by haemoglobin for achieving haemostasis after oral surgery. In the fol- lowingcasereports,wepresentavarietyofphotoco- agulation techniques in cases of soft tissue biopsy, simple extraction socket and surgical removal of the wisdomtoothinvolvinghardtissuesurgery.Theclin- ical outcomes of haemostasis and patient satisfac- tion are also reported. Case 1: Photocoagulation for soft tissue haemostasis in excisional biopsy by LED light unit A 65-year-old male patient presented at the De- partmentofOralandMaxillofacialsurgery,Facultyof Dentistry Khon Kaen University, with a whitish lesion at the left lateral border of the tongue. In the past threemonths,thepatientwastreatedwithlowinten- sity laser therapy and topical steroid for the chronic ulcerationattheleftlateralborderofthetongue.The ulcer was healed with a coverage of the whitish patches. There was also a whitish lesion at the buccal mucosa of the left cheek with intermittent pain on palpation. The clinical examinations showed three non- scrapable whitish lesions as follows: 1) a moderate thickening whitish patch at the left lateral border of the tongue, measuring approximately 6 mm in diam- eter;2)amildthickeningwhitishlesionattheleftven- www.thorlaser.com Do More with THOR When the drugs don’t work Low Level Laser and LED Photobiomodulation Low Level Laser and LED Photobiomodulation does something that drugs and surgery don’t, this treatment actually heals the patient. Nerve injuries, wounds that will not heal, neuropathic pain, dry mouth, inflammatory pathologies that do not respond to drug therapies often respond well to this treatment. Our large online treatment library makes it easy to use, which means it can be delegated to the dental nurse / technician. TMD latrogenic nerve injury repair Dentin hypersensitivity Burning mouth syndrome Oral lichen planus Trigeminal neuralgia Post operative pain HSV Osseointegration titanium implants Orthodontic tooth movement Periodontitis Dentin formation Gingivitis Denture stomatitis Oral mucositis Xerostomia & hyposalivation Dysphagia Radiation dermatitis BRONJ AD Fig. 6 Fig. 5 Fig. 5: Immediate postoperative view; A) oozing in the surgical area after CO2 laser photoablation; B) coagulative surgical area after CO2 laser vapourisation. Fig. 6: Immediate post-photocoagulation using LED showed an initial blood clot formation without oozing. 42016