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Watch Leonard Kundel, DMD, of Stamford, CT, perform lip- and tongue-tie releases (frenectomy) using his LightScalpel CO2 laser. The labial- and lingual-frenectomies were performed on Hillary, his 41 year-old patient.
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Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, uses his LightScalpel CO2 laser to release both an upper lip- and tongue-ties on a 4-week-old infant. Infant frenectomies are performed to help resolve nursing difficulties.
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Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, performs a LightScalpel CO2 Laser Frenectomy on a 2-week-old baby. Both lip- and tongue-ties are released to help resolve nursing difficulties. After an infant laser frenectomy
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By: Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2020 in Dental Sleep Practice
Find out why doctors choose the LightScalpel CO2 laser when performing functional frenectomies and frenuloplasties. This partial literature review emphasizes the importance of oro-myofunctional therapy and weighs the differences between the LightScalpel and other laser modalities when treating tethered oral tissues.
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The patient was presented with a ruptured earlobe. Traditionally, ruptured or split earlobe are treated through invasive surgery. However, there is a cutting-edge non-invasive and innovative alternative to treat this
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By: Kaplan, Martin and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2020 in Dental Sleep Practice
The many uses for a soft tissue CO2 laser in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, such as gingivectomies, frenectomies, exposure of impacted teeth, and others, feature minimal blood loss and reduced discomfort for the patients.
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By: Baxter, Richard | Published: 2018 in Dental Sleep Practice
A baby with an anterior (near or at the tip) tongue-tie or a hidden (submucosal) posterior tongue-tie is often born with a high arched palate. These common tethers keep the tongue in a low position in utero...
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By: Kaplan, Martin and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2017 in Dental Sleep Practice
See two case studies by Martin Kaplan, DMD, as he uses his 10,600-nm CO2 laser to perform frenectomies in pediatric patients.
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Brynn Leroux, DDS, shares her experience performing tongue- and lip-tie releases with a dental diode and a LightScalpel CO2 laser. Dr. Leroux is a board-certified pediatric dentist at Associates in
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By: Mugno, Melissa and Erson, Tara | Published: 2019 in Dental Sleep Practice
The functional laser frenuloplasty consists of the following three equally important parts: methodical pre-frenuloplasty OMT, CO2 laser release with the frequent assessment of the tongue mobility and the presence of tension, and methodical post–frenuloplasty OMT.
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By: Riek, Cara, Bahnerth, Stevanie, and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2019 in Dental Sleep Practice
This article reports clinical cases of a Functional Frenectomy with the CO2 laser and includes, in addition to pre- and post-frenectomy OMT, a pre- and post-surgical systematic bodywork performed by a chiropractor, to achieve long-lasting functional results.
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By: Wuertz, Karen and Pettus, Brooke | Published: 2018 in Dental Sleep Practice
Optimal orofacial function in adult patients can be achieved through the extensive functional release of restrictive oral tissues. The functional release is accomplished through a) the SuperPulse CO2 laser frenectomy...
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