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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Douglas L. Glover, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Enrico E. Divito, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mesa, AZ (US);
Mark P. Colonna, Whitefish, MT (US);
Inventors:
Douglas L. Glover, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Enrico E. DiVito, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mesa, AZ (US);
Mark P. Colonna, Whitefish, MT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.