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Why did we get a new laser? By Richard Baxter, DMD, MS Dr. Baxter of Shelby Pediatric Dentistry was looking for the best laser to perform labial and lingual frenectomies
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By: Kaplan, Martin and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Orthodontic Practice US
The many uses for a soft tissue CO2 laser in 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: 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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Learn the science of how soft-tissue interacts with the CO2 laser beam, including: light absorption and scattering, tissue vaporization, coagulation and hemostasis, and why the wavelength is so important.
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By: Krauser, Jack and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2015 in Implant Practice US
The CO2 laser provides instant hemostasis with a minuscule zone of thermal injury, lack of need for sutures, reduced wound contraction, smooth healing, and only minor pain and discomfort reported...
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By: Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2014 in Implant Practice US
Learn about the wavelength-dependent differences in photo-thermal ablation and coagulation efficiencies for oral soft tissue pulsed dental Near-IR Diode, Mid-IR Erbium and IR CO2 lasers.
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Download / Print PDF LightScalpel Legacy LightScalpel finds its roots in the revolutionary flexible CO2 laser fiber and all-metal CO2 laser tube technologies since it was introduced to dentists by
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Article in Review: Willems PW, Vandertop WP, Verdaasdonk RM, van Swol CF, Jansen GH. Contact laser-assisted neuroendoscopy can be performed safely by using pretreated ‘black’ fibre tips: experimental data. Lasers
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By: Baxter, Richard | Published: September 2022 in Florida Academy of General Dentistry - Florida Focus
Like many of you, when I finished dental school, I had some idea of what a tongue-tie is and how it can impact speech and possibly gum recession. But in four years of dental school, we had only one slide on tongue-tie treatment, and in pediatric residency, we read only one article on tongue-ties, which was already ten years old and outdated.
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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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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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