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US 12,011,326 B2Granted
Laser apparatus and method of use for dental surgery
OwnerRobert H. Gregg, II, Dawn M. Gregginventors
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Abstract
A laser and a minimally invasive dental surgical procedure using the laser to stimulate periodontal tissue formation.
Claims8
A laser assisted new attachment and regeneration procedure using a laser device algorithm comprising:
- connecting a main laser computer to a laser containing a laser delivery system, wherein the main laser computer interfaces with a laser controller;
- presenting for selection on a user interface a limited subset of laser parameters within a group of possible operating ranges for performing a procedure for regenerating periodontal tissues;
- obtaining a set of selected laser parameters;
- providing the laser controller with the selected laser parameters including a pulse duration, a pulse energy, and a pulse repetition rate;
- activating the laser in a first pass to remove a diseased interior epithelial lining to a full depth of a periodontal pocket and to remove at least one bony defect around a tooth root;
- removing granulomatous tissue to prepare a new pocket tissue surface;
- debriding of the tooth root's root surface and the at least one bony defect of foreign matter to the full depth of the periodontal pocket on each side of the tooth root;
- irrigating the periodontal pocket with a bactericidal solution;
- activating the laser in a second pass on a tooth pocket interior to the full depth of the periodontal pocket to stimulate and upregulate fibroblasts and stem cells, and to establish thermogenic hemostasis which forms a stable fibrin clot within each wall of the at least one bony defect and up to a gingival crest;
- stabilizing the full depth of the periodontal pocket and the tooth root complex by eliminating occlusal interferences;
- approximating the periodontal pocket tissue with the tooth surface to create a thin film thickness of a blood clot to form the stable fibrin clot;
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- maintaining the periodontal pocket tissue surface in contact with the tooth surface to advance tissue adhesion and periodontal regeneration.
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