Find out what patients are saying about their experience with tongue- and lip-tie releases (frenectomy) and other procedures performed by doctors using LightScalpel CO2 lasers.
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The use of laser technology in the surgical and dental industries is quickly growing, thanks in part to developments that are making them easier to use than ever before.
ContinueWatch as Leonard Kundel, DMD, and Michael Geis, DO, performs an osteopathically guided release of oral restrictions on a hyperflexible patient, utilizing a LightScalpel CO2 laser. An osteopathic physician Dr.
Watch the VideoBen A. Sutter, DMD, FAGD, FICCMO, LVIF, DABLS, of For Beautiful Smiles, used his LightScalpel CO2 laser to remove a fibroma on his patient Lora’s tongue. Lora reported fast healing, great cosmetic results, no recurrence and she was able to eat normally the same day.
Watch the VideoSee two case studies by Martin Kaplan, DMD, as he uses his 10,600-nm CO2 laser to perform frenectomies in pediatric patients.
ContinueBen Sutter, DMD, of For Beautiful Smiles in Eugene, OR, uses his LightScalpel laser to release an adult tongue-tie that relieves decades of tension and pain. The patient, Jessica, has
Watch the VideoDownload / Print PDF By Shelly Klein, MD What is a Tongue-Tie? Ankyloglossia, or tongue-tie, is a common abnormality from birth where the tissue under the tongue (lingual frenum) is
ContinueThis article focuses on a carbon dioxide laser vestibular extension procedure performed in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome, which is caused by a chromosomal abnormality.
ContinueClinical efficacy is largely based on the CO2 laser's excellent coagulation properties because of the close match between coagulation depth and gingival blood-capillary diameters. The CO2 laser also minimizes damage to surrounding tissues, reduces postoperative swelling and edema, and lowers the risks of complications, making it a superb surgical solution for mucocele removal.
ContinueJustin Roche, MB ChB, MRCPCH, IBCLC, is a pediatrician at the National Tongue Tie Centre in Tipperary, Ireland. During this interview, he shares his journey from scissors to diode to CO2 laser frenectomies.
Watch the VideoThis article addresses the control over the Depth of Incision, and the Depth of Coagulation / Hemostasis during a CO2 laser frenectomy, and illustrates these concepts through a Case Study: the revision of a tongue tie that was previously released with a hot tip diode.
ContinueThe four rooms being added will be used for patients with issues related to tongue ties. “This will allow us to see additional patients and handle extra volume,” Baxter said. “Right now, we see 8-10 patients per day with tongue ties.”
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