Table 4.

Comparison with other studies that have used lasers in the management of OSMF [12–15]

Parameters	Shah et al. [12]	Kameshwaran et al. [13]	Talsania et al. [14]	Nayak et al. [15]	Our study 2012
Number of cases	10	15	08	09	16
Age (average in years)	27	29	27	35.8	32.3
Male/female	NA	15/0	8/0	9/0	10/6
OSMF groupa	II, III	II, III	III, IVA	III	II, III
Type of laser	Diode	KTP 532	Diode	KTP 532	ErCr:YSGG
Type of anesthesia	General	General	General	General	Local
Type of incision	Inverted “Y” shape	“Z” shape	Linear	Multiple parallel	Inverted “Y” shape
Site of incision	Retromolar area, buccal mucosa	Pterygomandibular raphe, faucial pillars	Anterior faucial pillar, retromolar trigone, buccal mucosa	Anterior faucial pillar, retromolar trigone, soft palate, buccal mucosa	Retromolar area, buccal mucosa
Adjunctive treatment	Oral physiotherapy,	Oral physiotherapy, antioxidants, intralesional steroids	Oral physiotherapy, antioxidants	Oral physiotherapy, antioxidants	Oral physiotherapy, antioxidants, topical steroids
Average increase in mouth opening (mm)	15 (Group II), 17 (Group III)	12.6	15	23.7	17.5
Follow up (months)	3	12	18–36	12	12

OSMF oral submucous fibrosis

^aKhanna and Andrade staging of OSMF [7]