Title

Illuminating outcomes: Diode laser management of an uncommon leukoplakia of tongue - A case report

Authors

Ramnath Elangovan^1,*, Keerthika Varadhan², Kowsalya Nallathambi² ,Dinesh C Maganti¹, Danilo Milanes Zambrano³ & Anitha Maganti⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa; ²Department of Periodontics, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamilnadu, India; ³Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa; ⁴Department of Stomatology, Hospital La Croix du Sud, Kigali, Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa; *Corresponding author

Email

Ramnath Elangovan - E-mail: ramubds2@gmail.com
Keerthika Varadhan - E-mail: keerthikavaradhan97@gmail.com
Kowsalya Nallathambi - E-mail: kowsy7vpm@gmail.com
Dinesh C Maganti - E-mail: ciskingg@gmail.com
Danilo Milanes Zambrano - E-mail: dmilanes75@gmail.com
Anitha Maganti - E-mail: anithadds@gmail.com

Article Type

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Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

Abstract

Oral leukoplakia exists as a potentially cancerous tissue condition which frequently develops because of tobacco habit and various associated risks. The treatment approach with diode laser on leukoplakia was completed in a 61-year-old male who had a lateral tongue abnormality. A 940 nm diode laser applied in gated pulse mode performed the lesion removal which created minimal intraoperative bleeding and fast postoperative recovery with no sign of disease recurrence. The examination of tissue under a microscope showed hyperplastic stratified squamous epithelium together with dysplasia. Diode laser provides a powerful therapeutic option with minimal invasiveness for treating oral leukoplakia when used on medically vulnerable patients.

Keywords

Leukoplakia, diode laser, potential malignant disorders, laser ablation, low level laser therapy

Citation

Elangovan et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1490-1492 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde MDS, (PhD), PGDCR, PGDHHM, PGDL, PGDM

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.