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exhibitors30 Greater New York Dental Meeting — Dec. 1, 2015 Ad By BIOLASE Staff n BIOLASE, a leader in dental lasers, has upgraded its WaterLase iPlus® 2.0 dental laser to provide dental practitioners a clinical protocol and application to assist in the effective management of peri-implantitis. A growing problem in dentistry, peri-implantitis is a destructive inflammatory process affecting the soft and hard tissues surrounding dental implants. BIOLASE first introduced its REPAIR™ protocol for periodontitis in 2014andhasnowleveragedthatclini- cal accomplishment to develop the REPAIR Implant™ protocol to assist in the management of peri-implantitis. Both of these periodontal clinical protocols are now integrated into the WaterLase iPlus 2.0. WaterLaseutilizesproprietaryand patented Radial Firing Perio Tips™ , which emit a corona of laser energy to manage infection, necrosed tissue, anaerobes and other material com- promising the implant surface and surrounding periodontal structures. “Peri-implantitis is a growing problem in implant dentistry,” said President and CEO Harold C. Flynn Jr. “BIOLASE is committed to provid- ing dental professionals with clini- cally advanced technology to address today’s dental health challenges. The REPAIR Implant protocol is an impor- tant new WaterLase capability, and we’re excited to bring it to practition- ers and their patients. “This clinically important new addition to WaterLase is part of our continued commitment to provide better care for patients and provide a foundation for practice growth,” Flynn added. With an increase in the number of dental implants placed around the world, incidences of peri-implantitis are a growing health issue that is frequently encountered in the dental practice. Estimates for the incidence of peri-implantitis vary between 10 and 43 percent of all dental implants placed.WaterLasetechnologyoffersa minimally invasive alternative to tra- ditional treatment of peri-implantitis. With the addition of the new REPAIR Implant protocol, the WaterLase iPlus 2.0 now provides pre-programmed settings and step- by-step applications for more than 50 procedures and clinical indications. Advantages of the WaterLase iPlus 2.0 REPAIR Implant protocol include: • Minimally invasive protocol to assist in the management of peri- mucositis and peri-implantitis. • Easy access and not harmful to implant surface. • Closed flap protocol can be used for early peri-implantitis. • Treat site-specific or whole- mouth cases. • Laser photoacoustic properties debride the implant surface. • Supported by more than 40 examples of clinical evidence. To learn more about WaterLase iPlus 2.0 and the REPAIR Implant protocol, visit www.biolase.com. About BIOLASE BIOLASE is a medical device com- pany that develops, manufactures, markets and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine and also markets, sells and distributes dental imaging equipment, including digital X-rays and CAD/CAM scanners. BIOLASE’sproductsarefocusedon technologies that advance the prac- tice of dentistry to both the dentist and their patients. WaterLase iPlus 2.0 dental laser upgraded for peri-implantitis Here at the GNYDM To learn more about the WaterLase iPlus 2.0 and the REPAIR Implant pro- tocol, stop by the booth, No. 600.