Orthodontics

Learn about the many advantages of using LightScalpel lasers in orthodontics in the following publications:

• Soft tissue 10.6 micrometers CO₂ laser orthodontic procedures
• Top Ten Myths About CO₂ Dental and Surgical Lasers Used For Frenectomies
• How to Select the Best Laser For YOUR Practice
• Oral Soft Tissue Laser Ablative and Coagulative Efficiencies Spectra
• LightScalpel — Advancing Flexible Fiber CO₂ Lasers Since 1991

There are many uses for a soft tissue CO₂ laser in orthodontics, such as exposure of impacted teeth, gingivectomies, frenectomies, and others. The CO₂ laser’s ability to achieve the optimal level of coagulation allows for excellent accuracy and precision during surgeries. The CO₂ laser ablation depth is controlled to a fraction of a millimeter, which makes this wavelength a gentle soft tissue removal tool, while the sub-100 micrometer coagulation depth (better than diodes and electrosurgery) allows for enhanced, scar-free healing of highly vascular oral tissues (often by secondary intention). In comparison with other dental lasers, the 10.6-micrometer CO₂ laser wavelength exhibits the least absorption rate by the stainless steel orthodontia hardware, and also the closest match between coagulation depth and gingival blood capillary diameters.