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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Convergent Dental, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan P. Monty, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Charles H. Dresser, Bethel, ME (US);
Assignee:
Convergent Dental, Inc., Needham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/0046 (2013.01); A61C 1/0015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dental laser treatment system may include a laser source providing a laser beam, and a focusing device to produce a laser beam having a waist. The focal length and waist of the laser beam are selected to achieve a depth of treatment that is at least 5 mm long, and has a power density of at least a minimum power density required to perform a selected treatment on dental tissue. In some instances, the focal length is 25 mm or greater.