Advanced Technology

Laser Assisted Endodontic Treatment & Pain Management

The Fotona LightWalker II is a dual wavelength laser (Er:YAG and Nd:YAG). The dual system allows for advanced endodontic irrigation for more complete disinfection of the root canals, along with advanced healing and pain management.

Advanced Endodontic Irrigation

Super Short Pulse (SSP) and Shock Wave Enhanced Emission Photo-acoustic Streaming (SWEEPS®) endodontic laser treatment successfully addresses a major disadvantage of classical chemo-mechanical treatment procedures: the inability to completely clean, debride and disinfect anatomically complex root canal systems. With SSP and SWEEPS® irrigation, the irrigant is delivered throughout the complete root canal system, including within the lateral canals and dentinal tubules.

1. The SSP (Super Short Pulse) irrigation (also known as Photon-Induced Photo-acoustic Streaming) uses the Er: YAG laser to create non-thermal photoacoustic waves within the cleaning and debriding solutions introduced in the canal. Following this photoacoustic treatment, the canals and sub-canals are left clean, and the dentinal tubules are free of a smear layer.
2. The latest SWEEPS® (Shock Wave Enhanced Emission Photo-acoustic Streaming) Er: YAG laser modality additionally improves the irrigation and disinfecting efficacy of laser endodontics. By using synchronized pairs of ultra-short pulses, an accelerated collapse of laser-induced bubbles is achieved, leading to enhanced shockwave emission even inside the narrowest root canals.

Pain Management

Photobiomodulation (PBM) provides a clinically proven, non-invasive solution for a wide variety of wound healing and pain management applications. PBM utilizes low-level, visible-red to near-infrared light energy, which stimulates cells to naturally heal, relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Additionally, the process results in accelerated tissue regeneration, stimulation of cell metabolism, increased lymphatic flow and stimulation of micro-circulation.