How BIOLASE WaterLase Works

WaterLase is an amazing technology that is transforming dental care around the world. Tooth enamel naturally contains up to 5% water; dentin and bone up to 25% water. Years of research led BIOLASE Technology to discovery of a water-energizing 2,780 nm YSGG laser and an air & water handpiece -- both patented by BIOLASE -- that combine to symbiotically vaporize water molecules from the handpiece spray as well as inside dentin and enamel of the tooth, resulting in a biological, effective micro-ablation of tooth structure. The atomized spray of water and air from the BIOLASE proprietary hand piece continually re-hydrates the tooth, preventing heat. For the first time ever, this action is captured in video by the incredible Phantom high-speed camera, capturing 45,000 frames per second here, fast enough to see single pulses of laser energy from the WaterLase laser. You can actually see it working. By eliminating the friction, vibration and heat that make the dental drill painful, WaterLase can often repair cavities without anesthetic. And because the WaterLase works without contacting the tooth, its flawless tip surface does not harbor debris or bacteria like abrasive surface of burs and files, and its YSGG laser energy is bacteriacidal, it may help reduce the risk of germs being spread from patient to patient in the dentist's office.* Thousands of dentists are using the WaterLase laser every day. You can find a dentist who uses WaterLase at www.WaterLase.com.

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3. The antimicrobial efficacy of the erbium, chromium:yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser with radial emitting tips on root canal dentin walls infected with Enterococcus faecalis: Wanda Gordon, DMD, Vahid A. Atabakhsh, DDS, Fernando Meza, DMD, Aaron Doms, DDS, Roni Nissan, DMD, Ioana Rizoiu, MS and Roy H. Stevens, DDS, MS JADA 2007; 138(7): 992-1002