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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Convergent Dental, Inc., Needham, MA (US);
William Harris Groves, Jr., Arlington, MA (US);
Charles H. Dresser, Bethel, ME (US);
Nathan P. Monty, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Zhijie Wang, Worcester, MA (US);
Christopher Ricci, Brighton, MA (US);
Jon Robert Quillard, Carlisle, MA (US);
Convergent Dental, Inc., Needham, MA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to various systems and methods related to preventative laser-based treatment of a dental tissue; for example, to prevent a patient from forming cavities. In some instances, a laser-based treatment system can generate a laser beam pulse with a fluence profile at a treatment site that results in either an increase in acid resistance of the tissue or removal of carbonate from the tissue, without melting or ablating the tissue. In some instances, the laser-based treatment system can direct the laser beam to various locations within a treatment site according to a temporal and/or spatial pattern, that results in either an increase in acid resistance of the tissue or removal of carbonate from the tissue, without melting or ablating the tissue. Many other systems and techniques for preventative and other laser-based treatment are also described.