TY - BOOK AU - Khyria Dhaw Omar Dhaw AU - Ali Mohammad Safan , AU - Atef Elshahat Attia , TI - The efficacy of diode laser 980 in the management of gingival enlargement / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Khyria Dhaw Omar Dhaw , KW - Diode laser 980nm KW - Gingival enlargement KW - Gingivectomy N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Periodontology; Issued also as CD N2 - Gingival enlargement is usually caused by local condition such as poor oral hygiene, food impaction, or mouth breathing, systemic conditions such as hormonal changes, drug therapy, or tumor infiltration may complicate the process. There are many modalities for the treatment of gingival enlargement. The most widely performed is the conventional gingivectomy by using the scalpel. Other modalities include laser assisted gingivectomy UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -