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

Claim 7:
8. A dental procedure performed on target tissue in a client's mouth without anesthetic or anesthesia, said procedure comprising the steps of:
preconditioning the target tissue in the client's mouth using a laser device constructed to produce light having a center wavelength in a wavelength range of 750 nm to 1400 nm and a handpiece having an operational end from which light produced by the laser device is emitted, said step of preconditioning including the steps of:
a) adjusting the laser device to emit light having an average optical output power in a power range of 1.0 W to 2.5 Win a continuous wave mode;
b) maintaining a predetermined target distance between the operational end of the handpiece and the target tissue in the client's mouth; and
c) throughout the step of maintaining the predetermined target distance, directing light emitted from the operational end of the handpiece toward the target tissue in the client's mouth for a time period selected to provide analgesia to the target tissue in the client's mouth; and

removing oral tissue from the preconditioned target tissue in the client's mouth during said analgesia.