The base of the lesions was clamped with Halstead tweezers, incised with a scalpel
blade #15, and the lesions were removed and sent to
histopathological analysis. The soft tissues were sutured
with a silk thread (Ethicon 3-0; Johnson & Johnson, São
Paulo, SP, Brazil). Postoperative care recommendation and
prescription of pain relievers were done and the patients
returned to the dental clinic 7 days later for removal of
sutures and clinical follow-up of the healing process.