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exhibitors 15Hinman Dental Meeting — March 28, 2014 By Convergent Dental Staff n According to a 2011 Wall Street Journal article,1 many Americans avoid going to the dentist until abso- lutely necessary because of fear of the dental drill. Solea™ , the first CO2 laser cleared by the FDA to ablate hard and soft tissue, is forging a new era of a patient experience free of the drill, the pain, the noise and the fear associated with it. Virtually eliminating the drill Solea’s proprietary technology — its uniquewavelengthof9.3micronsand its computer-aided preparation (CAP) system — enables dentists to create CAD/CAM-ready preparations. The 9.3 micron wavelength has the ability to ablate both hard and soft tissue as well as decayed tissue. By eliminating the drill from the patient’s experience, dentists can remove the sound, the vibration and the dread associated with it. New patient experience Dr. David Fantarella of North Haven, Conn., has integrated Solea into his practice and has been treating patients with the laser system since August 2013. “I use Solea on nearly every patient, every day, because its unique wavelength offers the ability to cut hard tissue safely, effectively and with more precision than the drill,” Fantarella said. “Many of my patients, particularly kids coming to the dentist for the first time, walk out of my office without having to experience the drill at all, and they leave anesthesia-free because the laser produces an anal- gesic effect.” Current Solea users report that more than 95 percent of treatments with Solea are anesthesia-free, with approximately 95 percent of those patients reporting that they feel no pain. This applies to preparations that are done 100 percent with a laser in addition to those that are finished with the drill. Fantarella has been a practicing dentist for the past 15 years in Ham- den and North Haven. He specializes in general, implant, cosmetic and laser dentistry. He received his doc- tor of dental medicine degree from University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. Visit booth No. 239 to meet Fantarella and to cut both hard- and soft-tissue samples with Solea. For more information, visit www. convergentdental.com. Reference 1. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB 1000142405274870343950457611605 3190333540 Solea: Forging dread-free dentistry Ad Here at Hinman To check out the Solea for yourself, to meet Dr. Fantarella or to cut both hard- and soft-tissue samples, stop by the Convergent Dental booth, No. 239. 5 Dr. David Fantarella uses the Solea on a patient. (Photo/Provided by Convergent Dental)