Big Performance, Small size
Perfect for Laser Softcare™
The PowerLase® laser delivers the power, performance and features you'll need to treat periodontal disease following the Laser Softcare™ protocol, as well as virtually all other cosmetic and restorative soft tissue procedures that will improve the quality and efficiency of your dentistry. The PowerLase® pulsed free running Nd:YAG laser delivers up to six (6) watts of solid state power from a robust, durable platform, easily carried between operatories. With up to a full six (6) watts of power, you can rest assured that the PowerLase® laser has the capacity to meet today's soft tissue requirements, as well as future laser applications that may result from current and future research.
Indications for Use
Safety and effectiveness data led to FDA clearance to market being granted for the Nd:YAG laser to perform incising, excising and coagulating intraoral soft tissue, including the marginal and interdental gingiva. This includes incising, excising and coagulating the epithelium lining, the free or marginal gingiva, sulcular debridement (removal of diseased or inflamed soft tissue in the periodontal pocket). The Nd:YAG laser has also received clearance for hard tissue applications: Selective ablation of carious enamel (first degree caries removal); removal of filling material such as gutta percha, pulpotomy, and pulpotomy as an adjunct treatment during root canal procedures.
Advanced Features Assure Optimum Results
Free Running for Peak Performance
Leading university researchers and experienced private laser clinicians agree that the pulsed free running Nd:YAG laser represents the ultimate soft tissue cutting laser due to its precision, efficiency, versatility, and safety.
The Pulsed Free Running Nd:YAG laser provides a short pulse width and high peak power as opposed to gated diode lasers, where the pulse is dramatically longer. Shorter pulse width means less tissue trauma, less post operative pain and more cutting precision.
Free running describes a laser that delivers pulses of power characterized as very short in duration (millionths of a second) and very high in peak energy. The advantages of a free running laser are in cutting precision, tissue trauma minimization and postoperative discomfort. Because a free running laser pulse is very high in energy and extremely short in duration, tissue has more opportunity to cool between pulses and a small amount of tissue is ablated for each individual pulse. Continuous wave lasers (diode lasers) are not free running and use electronic switching or shutters to interrupt the continuous delivery of a fixed amount of laser energy. The duration of a diode pulse is dramatically longer than a free running laser and typically results in more tissue trauma and increased postoperative pain and discomfort, with less cutting precision.
Histology Histological effects of laser removal of gingival sulcular epithelium for the diode laser (left) and the Pulsed Free Running Nd:YAG laser (right)1. Note the precise cut and reduced tissue damage from the Pulsed Free Running Nd:YAG laser.
1Bullard SL; Scott-Beckles LB; Oto MG; Buhler JS; Gekelman D; White JM. AADR 2001 (#1086).
Laser Miniaturization and Dual Duration Technology
PowerLase®: A Breakthrough in Laser Miniaturization
The new PowerLase® ST6 represents a breakthrough in the miniaturization of high performance soft tissue dental lasers. Weighing a mere 34 pounds (15.5 kg) and measuring only 9.4" W X 14" H X 18.5" D, the PowerLase® laser is a very compact, lightweight, full powered pulsed free running Nd:YAG laser. The PowerLase®'s small foot print allows it to fit easily on a counter top, can be carried between operatories using the built in carrying handle, or wheeled with the optional cart.
Dual Duration pulse. Long & Short Pulse Dual Duration Technology of the ST6
The PowerLase® ST6 laser offers a host of advanced features that make periodontal treatment easy, such as Dual Duration. Most dental lasers offer a single, short pulse duration the amount of time (measured in microseconds) that each laser pulse lasts. The PowerLase® ST6 laser features a second longer pulse duration of 300 µsec* in addition to a standard 120 µsec* pulse duration. The 300 µsec pulse duration provides greater coagulation and is effective in controlling increased bleeding situations. The 120 µsec pulse duration cuts and coagulates soft tissue effectively with significant, but less coagulative effect. Dual Duration increases your clinical options and makes performing Laser Softcare™, and a number of other soft tissue procedures, faster and easier. The PowerLase® ST6's advanced control panel allows you to switch between either 120 µsec or 300 µsec pulse durations with a single touch of a button.
Full Range of Features
User Presets for Increased Efficiency
The PowerLase®'s computerized touchscreen lets you simply and easily program user presets for the laser parameters (energy level and pulses per second) you prefer for a variety of different treatment protocols. This reduces laser treatment setup time and the need to reference protocol parameters, minimizing chair time and boosting practice efficiency.
Pocket-Access Handpiece Puts the Fiber Where You Need It
The Pocket-Access handpiece exclusively combines the convenience and safety of a disposable plastic cannula with the flexibility to access difficult oral locations. The Pocket-Access cannula can be quickly and easily molded to the right fiber delivery angle for even the most difficult posterior locations. Since the cannula is translucent, any inadvertent fiber breakage in the cannula is immediately apparent to the practitioner.
Other Exclusive PowerLase® Features:
- An Accessory Nest Is Located Under The Handle For Easy Carrying Of Glasses, Fiber Optics, Or Cleaving Tools.
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A Metal Cleaving Disk Is Located On The Top For Easy Access.
- Convenient On-board Storage For The Power Cord.
More Than a Periodontal Treatment Laser
A full range of features, capabilities and power make PowerLase® the right laser for virtually all other soft tissue procedures. Leading dental laser researchers and educators around the world continue to profess the superiority of the free running pulsed Nd:YAG laser for soft tissue treatment.
Using the PowerLase® in your daily restorative and cosmetic procedures will dramatically boost the quality of your dentistry while reducing chair time.
Routine Surgical Procedures:
- Gingivectomies and gingivoplasties are simplified and impressions or restorative work can be performed on the same visit.
- Fibromas are eliminated quickly and with minimal discomfort.
- Frenectomies are performed rapidly and with reduced need for anesthesia and postoperative analgesics.
- Treatment of oral lesions including Apthous Ulcers.
- Minimizes the need for periodontal dressings.
Soft Tissue Management:
- Debrides pockets.
- Incision for drainage of abscesses.
- Gingival contouring for maximum aesthetics.
Hard Tissue Management:
- Selective ablation of carious material First degree caries removal.
- Removal of filling materials such as gutta percha as adjunct treatment during root canal procedures by heating the material to flow again.
- Pulpotomy and pulpotomy as an adjunct to root canal procedures with reduced risk to surrounding tooth structure
Increased Efficiency for Crown, Bridge and Cosmetic Dentistry:
- Tissue preparation prior to impressions will yield cleaner, clearer,
and more immediate results. - Gingiva may be sculptured prior to cosmetic veneer preparations yielding
predictable margins. - Allows soft tissue crown lengthening.
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