Use of 5% monoethanolamine oleate foam in oral varicose

Publication date: Available online 7 September 2018

Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology

Author(s): Camila de Nazaré Alves de Oliveira Kato, Márcio Bruno Figueiredo do Amaral, Wagner Henriques de Castro, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Ricardo Alves Mesquita

Abstract

Objective

Oral varicose is an acquired change that occurs in the veins. Usually, small oral varicose require no treatment. Aesthetic site, trauma and bleeding risk of the lesion need of intervention. This technical note describes the treatment of oral varicose by sclerotherapy in form of foam.

Method

The 5% monoethanolamine oleate was used. The foam was produced with Tessari method, in which the proportion air:liquid sclerosing was 4:1. A single application of the 0.5 mL of foam was made under local anesthesia.

Result

Signs and symptoms were minimal after the treatment. Clinical remission of the lesion was observed in two weeks.

Conclusion

The 5% monoethanolamine oleate foam showed to be effective and safety for treatment this case of the oral varicose.

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