The Sapphire® Portable Diode Laser unit is a dental soft-tissue laser surgical/debridement device. The Sapphire Portable Diode Laser may be used for a variety of soft-tissue, gingival modification, and sulcular therapy procedures with minimal discomfort for the patient and usually done with just topical anesthesia.
The Sapphire Portable Diode Laser is indicated for use in dental intraoral soft tissue general, oral maxilla-facial and cosmetic surgery using a fiber optic delivery system. Indications include:
- Excision and incision biopsies
- Hemostatic assistance
- Treatment of apthous ulcers
- Gingival incision and excision
- Gingivectomy
- Gingivoplasty
- Gingival troughing
- Gingival recontouring
- Tissue retraction for impressions
- Oral papillectomy
- Sulcular debridement
- Sulcular tissue removal
- Removal of granulation tissue
- Frenectomy
- Frenotomy
- Abcess incision and draining and excision
- Operculectomy
- Removal of fibromas
- Soft tissue crown lengthening
- Vestibuloplasty