Cryotherapy – A Review 2325-2329
Correspondence
Dr. Sunitha .J,( MDS)Assistant
Professor,Department of Periodontics,
College of Dental Sciences,Davangere.
Karnataka, (India).Phone numbers: 9480177682,E-mail: dr_sunithaj@yahoo.co.in
Technical advances in recent years have made the application of controlled low temperatures a feasible proposition in many branches of surgery. In the last decade there has been a proliferation of reports on the uses of cryotherapy; nevertheless, many of the applications are still experimental, or await the test of time. Cryotherapy is the deliberate destruction of tissue by application of extreme cold. The mouth is reasonably accessible to cryotherapy apparatus. The warm moist surface of the oral mucosa is well suited to the application of a freezing probe. Recent advances in cryotherapy equipment have brought treatment by this means within the range of the dentist.