Your Waldorf family dentist works with the NV® Microlaser, a soft-tissue laser that has much of the same power that the larger desktop lasers do, but in a convenient pen-sized package. With its small, convenient size, its all-in-one, handheld design, we're able to become more versatile and experience freedom, accuracy, along with other benefits behind this advanced technology.

The NV Microlaser is effective in a variety of General Dentistry applications including:

Gingivectomy - Redundant or hyperplastic tissue can be removed within a bloodless field, with minimal - or no- post-operative pain. The outcome increases the length of the clinical crown for improved restoration retention and esthetic harmony.

            Compared to traditional surgical techniques, this procedure can be done without a scalpel or sutures, establishing ideal tissue architecture without post operative shrinkage. Final impressions for restorations can be completed in the same appointment, leading to predictable results time after time.

Laser Troughing - Laser troughing all but eliminates one of the most frustrating, unpredictable and time-consuming procedures in the dental office - packing retraction cord. By using a DenMat diode laser, you are able to obtain bloodless impressions with clearly exposed margins in seconds. There is no concern that the instrument will inadvertently come in contact with adjacent metal restorations and shock the patient, as occurs with the use of electrocautery. Lasing improves visualization of prepared crown margins and aids in hemostasis so crowns and bridges are sure to fit properly every time. Another advantage is that tissues look great at the cementation appointment without recession.

Perio (LAPT) - Laser assisted periodontal therapy (LAPT) can be used as an adjunct to tradition scaling and root planing. A diode laser allows for a non-surgical approach, gaining easier access to deeper calculus deposits after ablation of diseased epithelium and hemorrhage control. Laser energy selectively targets only darker, necrotic tissue and leaves healthy tissue alone, allowing for better healing and results.

Implant Recovery - A diode laser allows for quick, easy, and safe removal of excessive gingival tissue around the implant that might otherwise interfere with proper seating at the implant/retainer interface. Retainers that are not fully seated can eventually become loosened by occlusal forces - resulting in unstable restorations. Because laser energy is simply light energy, there is no fear of sparking or heat transferring to the implant causing it to fail. Laser energy will only affect soft tissue when used properly.

Operculectomy - A diode laser allows for easy removal of redundant soft tissue distal to posterior molars. The chronic recurrence of pericornitis, significant periodontal probing depths or pseudo pockets can be easily managed with this procedure.

Frenectomy - A diode laser allows for bloodless and suture free release of the maxillary and/or mandibular frenums. This procedure prevents the apical migration of gingival margin tissue, improves access for oral hygiene, and can help orthodontic diastemas and impaired speech.

Class V - A diode laser provides the practitioner with clear and uncontaminated access to restore class V defects, even where lesions may occur sub-gingivally. Use of the laser allows access to lesions without having to deal with undesirable gingival sulcus contaminants and interstitial fluids. The technique employs a non-surgical approach for ablation of diseased epithelium at the gingival margins and provides excellent hemorrhage control.