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Gingival Contouring with the Sapphire
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Portable Diode Laser:
Tip: Initiated
Mode: Continuous Wave
Power: 0.8 W
Anesthesia: Local, as required
Technique: Contact
1. After anesthesia is profound, insert a periodontal probe into
the sulcus down to the crest of the bone.
2. Measure that depth from the crest of the gingiva to the bone.
Note the reading and reduce it by 2.5 mm.
3. Make a stick mark in the facial gingiva at a point 2.5 mm
above the crest of the bone. Always leave 2.5 mm or more
of gingival tissue above the crest of the bone when performing
a soft tissue contouring procedure so as to not infringe upon the
biological width of the tooth.
4. Angle the tip slightly toward the incisal and make a series of
2-3 mm quick strokes with the fiber tip as you remove tissue and
establish the new line for the crestal gingiva.
