Advanced Diode Laser Applications in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry

Advanced Diode Laser Applications in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry

Category: Implantology

Instructor(s): John Graeber

Course structure: Lessons: 6 lessons | Duration: 2 h 14 min

Course overview

This comprehensive course provides dental professionals with practical, evidence-based protocols for diode laser use in oral surgery, including periodontics and implantology.

Drawing on the extensive experience of

What you will learn

• Step-by-step guidance for safe and effective integration of lasers into daily oral surgery practice
• Periodontal pocket decontamination and gingivectomy
• Peri-prosthodontic soft tissue management, crown lengthening, and pontic site development
• Mucogingival surgery techniques and laser-assisted protocols
• Diode laser applications in oral surgery and implantology.

Course lessons

Lesson 1: Laser Decontamination of Periodontal Pocket

• Step-by-step protocol for pocket treatment
• Managing depth, angulation, and tissue contact
• Common errors and how to avoid them
• Managing adverse tissue reactions
• Analysis of clincal cases.

Lesson 2: Laser Gingivoecotmy and Gingivoplasty

• Selection criteria for laser type based on tissue characteristics and clinical objectives
• Indications for laser gingivectomy and gingivoplasty
• Preoperative assessment, including periodontal evaluation and patient medical history
• Laser settings and parameters: power, mode, pulse duration, and wavelength considerations
• Advantages of laser procedures over conventional methods
• Integration of laser gingivectomy and gingivoplasty into comprehensive periodontal and restorative treatment plans.

Lesson 3: Peri-prosthodontic Soft Tissue Surgery with a Diode Laser: Crown Lengthening and Pontic Site Development

• Assessment of biologic width and considerations for restorative margins
• Evaluation of soft tissue and bone relationship prior to laser crown lengthening
• Laser parameters, wavelength selection, and appropriate settings for safe and effective tissue removal
• Step-by-step technique for soft tissue crown lengthening using a diode laser
• Clinical technique for pontic site development using a diode laser
• Integration of soft tissue management with provisional restorations and final prosthesis design
• Prevention of tissue recession and maintenance of esthetic gingival architecture
• Management of complications and troubleshooting in diode laser soft tissue procedures.

Lesson 4: Diode Laser in Implantology

• Overview of laser-assisted procedures in implant placement and maintenance
• Principles of diode laser-tissue interaction relevant to peri-implant tissues
• Wavelength characteristics and absorption by soft tissue and bacterial pigments
• Biological effects of diode lasers on peri-implant mucosa and biofilm
• Advantages of diode lasers compared to mechanical or chemical decontamination methods
• Indications for diode laser use in implant surgery and maintenance
• Laser-assisted second stage surgery and uncovering of implants
• Management of peri-implant soft tissues for improved emergence profile and aesthetics;

Lesson 5: Laser-Assisted Mucogingival Surgery

• Biological effects of laser energy on epithelium, connective tissue, and vascular components
• Indications for laser-assisted mucogingival surgery
• Comparison between conventional surgical techniques and laser-assisted approaches
• Step-by-step technique for laser-assisted mucogingival surgery
• Analysis of clinical cases.

Lesson 6: Diode Laser in Oral Surgery

• Preoperative assessment and case selection for laser-assisted surgical procedures
• Application of diode laser in extraction cases and minimally invasive micro-surgery
• Step-by-step clinical technique for excisional and incisional procedures using diode laser
• Management of hemostasis, visibility, and precision during laser surgery
• Analysis of clinical cases.
• Course includes next lessons:
• 21min
• Lesson 1
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• Laser Decontamination of Periodontal Pocket
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• 23min
• Lesson 2
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• Laser Gingivoecotmy and Gingivoplasty
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• 25min
• Lesson 3
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• Peri-prosthodontic Soft Tissue Surgery with a Diode Laser: Crown Lengthening and Pontic Site Development
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• 17min
• Lesson 4
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• Diode Laser in Implantology
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