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US 2026/0183092 A1Published application
Delivery of radiation for dental hard tissue treatment
AssigneeEnamel Pure Technologies, LLC
InventorsCharles Dresser, Nathan Monty
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to a systems and methods for preventative irradiative dental treatment. In accordance with one embodiment, a system and method include using a radiation source to generate a radiation; using an optic disposed to accept the radiation to internally reflect he radiation at a first end; using at least one side of the optic to contact a dental hard tissue; using the optic to couple some of the radiation into the dental hard tissue; and, using a controller to control a parameter of the radiation to heat a surface of the dental hard tissue.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a laser arrangement configured to generate a laser beam;
- a controller configured to control one or more parameters of the laser beam;
- a focus optic configured to converge the laser beam with a numerical aperture less that 0.1 to a focal region;
- and
- a diamond optic comprising:
- an input face, at a first end of the diamond optic, substantially perpendicular to an optical path of the laser beam and disposed to accept the laser beam;
- two output faces, at a second end of the diamond optic, each of the two output faces coming together at an edge, wherein:
- the edge is configured to be positioned underneath a gumline and between a tooth and gums of a patient;
- the two output faces are positioned at an angle selected to facilitate output of the laser beam, irradiating dental tissue of the patient.
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A method comprising:
- generating, using a laser arrangement, a laser beam;
- controlling, using a controller, one or more parameters of the laser beam;
- converging, using a focus optic, the laser beam with a numerical aperture less that 0.1 to a focal region;
- and
- accepting, using an input face at a first end of a diamond optic that is substantially perpendicular to an optical path of the laser beam, the laser beam;
- positioning, using an edge where two output faces at a second end of the diamond optic come together, underneath a gumline and between a tooth and gums of a patient;
- outputting, using the two output faces positioned at a selected angle, the laser beam;
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- irradiating, using the output laser beam, dental tissue of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.