A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for displaying, placing, fitting, sizing, selecting, aligning, moving a virtual implant on a physical anatomic structure of a patient and, optionally, modifying or changing the displaying, placing, fitting, sizing, selecting, aligning, moving, for example based on kinematic information.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for displaying, placing, fitting, sizing, selecting, aligning, moving a virtual implant on a physical anatomic structure of a patient and, optionally, modifying or changing the displaying, placing, fitting, sizing, selecting, aligning, moving, for example based on kinematic information.

A modular cord-less pen-style dental instrument comprising: (a) an elongated body for gripping and holding the instrument, which has a connector portion at the distal end thereof; (b) a wand portion having a proximal end adapted to be releasably connected to the connector portion at the distal end of the elongated body; wherein the dental instrument further comprises a heat flow barrier between the elongated body and the wand portion.

The present invention provides novel multi-functional (e.g., repelling biofilms, promoting formation of minerals, and having anti-infection properties) biocomposites and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments, the present invention also provides method for simultaneously treating biofilms, promoting mineralization, treating infection, or any combination thereof.

The present invention provides novel multi-functional (e.g., repelling biofilms, promoting formation of minerals, and having anti-infection properties) biocomposites and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments, the present invention also provides method for simultaneously treating biofilms, promoting mineralization, treating infection, or any combination thereof.

A dental treatment apparatus is a dental treatment apparatus that energizes a dental treatment site such as a root canal with a high-frequency current. Included are a holder that holds an electrode placed at the dental treatment site, a power supply that energizes the electrode with the high-frequency current, and control circuitry that causes, during the energization operation, the power supply to provide stop period where the energization of the electrode with the high-frequency current is stopped between single energization period and next single energization period.

A dental treatment apparatus includes a holder, a power supply, root canal length measurement circuitry, and control circuitry. The holder holds an electrode placed in a root canal. The power supply energizes file with a high-frequency current. The root canal length measurement circuitry electrically measures a position of a distal end of electrode in the root canal. The control circuitry causes, in accordance with information on the position of the distal end of the electrode measured by root canal length measurement circuitry, the power supply to control a current value of the high-frequency current which energizes the electrode.

A dental treatment apparatus includes a holder, a high-frequency signal generation circuit, a detector, and a control circuit. The holder holds an electrode placed at a dental treatment site. A power supply energizes the electrode with a high-frequency current. A detector detects a current value which energizes the electrode. A control circuit causes, based on the current value detected by detector, the power supply to control a current value of the high-frequency current which energizes the electrode.

A dental treatment apparatus includes a holder, a high-frequency signal generation circuit, a detector, and a control circuit. The holder holds an electrode placed at a dental treatment site. A power supply energizes the electrode with a high-frequency current. A detector detects a current value which energizes the electrode. A control circuit causes, based on the current value detected by detector, the power supply to control a current value of the high-frequency current which energizes the electrode.