Laser Enhanced Ablation Procedure
AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, REPEATABLE Canal Cleaning Procedure.
- Minimal file sequence and dentin removal
- Minimal rinsing/irrigation steps
- Easy-to-use
- Low cost per procedure
- Reduce treatment time
- Affordable, reliable, repeatable
- The diode laser can be used for other soft-tissue procedures
Working Principle
A laser absorption solution containing indocyanine green (ICG), LEAPTM solution has high absorption efficiency of 810nm diode laser energy. At optimal conditions, the laser induces a local thermal explosion to ablate residual and infected tissues in the canal without heating the surrounding dentin. The LEAP solution is injected with a 30-gauge needle with the laser energy delivered through a specialized 200μm tip. The canal only needs to be enlarged to about 250μm size in the apical third area.
- Step 1
- Create access
- Step 2
- Use hand file to remove major tissues;
- Using any file or file system to open 0.25 access in apical third using NaOCl as lubricant;
- Rinse with EDTA;
- Dry with paper point
- Step 3
- Inject LEAP solution to fill canal;
- Solution remains in place for 1 minute
- Step 4
- Insert laser tip to 2mm from apex;
- Use Leap setting to activate laser;
- Slowly withdraw laser tip out of canal over a 30-second period;
- Repeat above procedure a second time.
- Step 5
- Rinse the canal with sterile saline;
- Dry the canal with sterile paper point
- Step 6
- Seal the canal with BC sealer and GP cone
Clinical Results
An Independent clinical study of more than 90 patients demonstrates that LEAP can achieve above 99.9% bacterial reduction and greater patient comfort, independent of the user or file system.*
- 75% had no pain
- 12.5 % had level 1 pain, gone in 1 day
- 12.5% had level 2 pain, gone in 1 day
*(R. Leonardo, M. Trope et al. “Clinical study of antimicrobial efficacy of laser ablation therapy with indocyanine green in root canal treatment.” To be published.)