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CRYOSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ORAL LESIONS : CASE REPORTS

Cryosurgery involves the applications of cold to tissue to freeze and destroy it. It has proved to be relatively painless, bloodless, and safe method of tissue destruction. The mechanism of cryosurgery which is composed of disruption of cell membrane, abnormal concentrations of interacellular electrolytes, denaturations of lipoprotein, thermal shock and vascular stasis contributes to death of the cells. It is effective in controlling benign and premalignant lesion Also, it is often palliative and sometimes curative when patient s condition refuse other recommended care. The purpose of this paper is to report our observation on the effectiveness of cryosurgery in 9 patients.