Simple cryosurgical treatment for oral lesions.

This article describes a simple and effective cryosurgical treatment for 92 patients who had 102 benign oral lesions. The procedure was performed by direct application of liquid nitrogen to the lesion using a cotton swab on an outpatient basis. This treatment required no sophisticated equipment and gave very satisfactory results. There was no intra- or postoperative bleeding, no surgical defects, minimal scarring, and no infection following treatment. The results demonstrate that this is an atraumatic form of therapy in comparison to conventional surgery.