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Dozens of articles and studies have been published on the use of diode, Nd:YAG, and erbium lasers in scaling and root planning for the treatment of periodontitis. The JADA has
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After incorporating a LightScalpel CO2 dental laser into his implant dentistry practice, Jack Hahn, DDS, has been able to utilize it in everyday procedures to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Hahn has kindly shared some interesting implant dentistry cases where he used his LightScalpel laser.
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By David E. Stall, D.M.D. Following the Patient’s First Year of Treatment This case report follows a patient over their first year of treatment. The patient is a 69-year-old male
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Board-certified periodontist, Matthew J. Rowe, DDS, MSD, shares his experience using dental lasers and how he came to incorporate the LightScalpel CO2 in his practice for frenectomies, treating periodontal disease
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By: Linden, Eric and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Implant Practice US
Clinically efficient CO2 laser-assisted, closed flap peri-implantitis treatment protocol is detailed in this report. Also presented is the physics of the laser wavelength and pulsing effects on laser-tissue and laser-implant interaction...
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By: Linden, Eric and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Implant Practice US
Find out the recommended protocol settings proposed for implant-safe and efficient SuperPulse 10.6 micrometers CO2 laser-assisted, closed flap peri-implantitis treatment...
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By: Cobb, Charles and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Implant Practice US
In this in vitro model, a 10.6 micrometers wavelength super-pulse CO2 laser using parameters that produce an average fluence of 38 J/cm2 will achieve 100% ablation of biofilms grown on implant specimens of varying topographies...
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By: Levine, Robert and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Compend Contin Educ Dent
The 10,600-nm CO2 laser is both an efficient and spatially precise photo-thermal ablation device and excellent coagulator because of the close match between its coagulation depth and the diameters of oral soft-tissue capillaries...
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By: Levine, Robert and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Implant Practice US
The 10.6 micrometers CO2 laser is an efficient and spatially accurate photo-thermal ablation tool with excellent coagulation efficiency due to the close match between coagulation depth and oral soft tissue blood capillary diameters...
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