Coblation cryptolysis effectively reduces tonsil caseum-induced halitosis
Halitosis, is a social problem affecting many patients seeking help from clinicians. Tonsil stones can cause halitosis and especially occur in crypts of palatine tonsils. Coblation cryptolysis is an alternative method for tonsil caseum treatment however, its effectiveness is still unclear.
ÖmerErdur and colleagues from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey have recently found out that coblation crptolysis is an effective, safe, minimally invasive and practical alternative method in treatment of halitosis due to tonsil caseums.
The study is published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology.
The coblation technology includes passing a radiofrequency bipolar electrical current through a medium of normal saline which results in the production of a plasma field of sodium ions.
The researchers aimed to investigate the effectiveness of coblator cryptolysis treatment method in chronic caseous tonsillitis-induced halitosis. They included a total of 28 patients who underwent coblator cryptolysis surgery for halitosis due to chronic caseous tonsillitis.
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