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US 2018/0021103 A1Published application
Laser Based Computer Controlled Dental Preparation System
AssigneeConvergent Dental, Inc.
InventorNathan P. Monty
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Abstract
A dental tissue treatment apparatus and associated methods includes a feedback-controlled beam guidance system for directing treatment to a defined area of dental tissue.
Claims21
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A method for dental tissue treatment, comprising:
- directing a laser beam toward dental tissue being treated, whereby the laser beam has a selected energy profile at a location in proximity to the dental tissue;
- and
- targeting the laser beam to impinge upon a first location within an area of a surface of the dental tissue having a user-specified perimeter;
- and
- displacing the laser beam within the area in a step range of about 2 micrometers up to about 15 millimeters to a randomly selected second location to avoid interaction between the displaced laser beam and a plume of tissue material emitted from the first location,
- wherein the targeting and displacing steps are performed using a feedback-controlled beam guidance system.
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