Patent ID: 11963831
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 2:
3. A dental procedure as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the laser device used during the step of preconditioning the target tissue in the client's mouth further comprises a handpiece including a fiber tip through which light is emitted, the fiber tip having a diameter in a size range of 500 μm to 800 μm, the handpiece having a nozzle from which a spray is dispensed to cool the target tissue in the client's mouth while light emitted from the fiber tip of the handpiece is directed toward the target tissue in the client's mouth, and the laser device including a flow control for varying a rate at which the spray is dispensed from the nozzle;
the step of adjusting the laser device comprises adjusting the laser device to produce light having an average optical output power in a power range of 1.75 W to 2.25 W; and
prior to the step of directing light delivered through the light guide, adjusting the flow control to dispense water from the nozzle at an initial water flow rate and to dispense air from the nozzle at an initial air flow rate.