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The buccal frenum, a band of connective tissue inside the mouth, has been a subject of increasing interest among healthcare professionals. When overly restrictive, this tissue can lead to a
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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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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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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.
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Watch 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.
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Ben 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.
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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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Ben 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
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Download / 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
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By: Levine, Robert and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2016 in Compend Contin Educ Dent
This article focuses on a carbon dioxide laser vestibular extension procedure performed in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome, which is caused by a chromosomal abnormality.
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By: Levine, Robert and Vitruk, Peter | Published: 2016 in Dentaltown
Clinical 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.
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