ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,305, issued on Oct. 14.
"Laser-assisted oral surgery system" was invented by Robert H. Gregg II (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Dawn M. Gregg (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Periodontal disorders such as disorders associated with a dental implant are treated. An average power for a laser is selected via a user interface on a tablet, along with a set of permissible laser parameters provided in response to the selected average power. A gingival trough or flap is created around the implant with the laser. Infected tissue is selectively ablated or denatured via photothermolysis, and a pocket is lased around the af...