Traumatic or irritation fibroma is a common benign exophytic oral lesion that develops secondary to tissue injury. It is the most common benign reactive oral lesion, and the treatment of choice is surgical excision. The use of laser in different dental procedures has become very common in the last few years. In periodontal surgeries, it use is usually associated with no or little pain and better post operative results. This report describes a case of 24 year old male with oral fibroma in the lower left labial mucosa.This lesion was removed by using diode laser. The healing was uneventful and no suture, periodontal pack or analgesics were required. The histopathological report confirmed the presurgical diagnosis. The follow up didn’t demonstrate any relapse of the growth.
Keywords: Diode laser; Traumatic fibroma; Oral fibroma; Irritational fibroma; Periodontal surgery.