A SIMPLE CRYOSURGICAL METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF ORAL MUCOUS CYSTS

A simple and easy cryosurgical method to treat intraoral mucous cysts is described. Twelve female and six male patients, with mucous cysts o n the lower lip and the tip of the tongue, were treated by direct appl ication of liquid nitrogen with a cotton swab. Each lesion was exposed to four or five cycles composed of freezings of 10-30 s and thawings of double the freezing times. No anesthesia was required. All lesions had disappeared completely 2-4 weeks after one or two treatment course s of cryosurgery. In all cases, neither scarring nor recurrence was no ted during the 6 months to 5 years of follow-up.