Lesson 1Choosing Settings and Levels: Steady vs Pulsed Mode, Suggested Power Ranges for Cutting Out, Duty Cycle, Tip Starting and CheckingThis part covers choosing diode laser settings, comparing steady and pulsed modes, setting safe power ranges, duty cycle effects, and practical ways for starting tips, checking, and test firing to cut well with little heat damage.
Continuous versus pulsed mode indicationsRecommended power ranges for excisionDuty cycle effects on tissue interactionFiber tip initiation and maintenanceCalibration, test firing, and safety checksLesson 2Comparing to Knife Cutting: Controlling Bleeding, Operation Time, After Pain, Healing Quality, and Tissue Sample EffectsThis part compares diode laser cutting with knife surgery, covering bleeding during operation, time taken, pain after, healing quality, and possible tissue changes that may affect diagnosis and reports.
Bleeding control and field visibilityOperative time and efficiencyPostoperative pain and analgesic needsHealing patterns and scar formationHistologic artifact and margin assessmentLesson 3Risks, Problems and Ways to Reduce: Slow Healing, Heat Tissue Death, Scarring, Nerve Harm and PreventionThis part analyzes risks and problems of diode soft tissue operations, like slow healing, heat tissue death, scarring, nerve harm, and infection, and gives prevention ways, early signs, and proven management plans.
Mechanisms of thermal tissue damageRecognizing delayed healing patternsPreventing and managing scarringAvoiding and managing nerve injuryInfection control and wound careLesson 4Handling Samples and When to Send for Tissue Study After Laser CuttingThis part explains managing tissue samples after diode cutting, including handling to reduce heat changes, fixing methods, labeling, filling pathology forms, and rules for always sending for tissue study.
When to submit tissue for histologyMinimizing laser-induced artifactFixation, containers, and labelingCompleting pathology request formsCommunicating findings to patientsLesson 5Why Choose Diode Laser: Reasons for Diode (810–980 nm) in Soft Tissue Cutting — Taken by Blood and Pigment, Benefits of Stopping BleedingThis part explains why diode lasers in 810–980 nm range are good for many soft tissue tasks, stressing taking by blood and pigment, stopping bleeding, less blood, and choosing among available diode machines.
Optical absorption in hemoglobin and melaninHemostatic advantages over scalpelClinical indications favoring diode useSelecting wavelength and fiber sizeLimitations compared with other lasersLesson 6Checking Patient: Health History, Medicines (Blood Thinners, Light Sensitizers), Spot Checking and Possible DiagnosesThis part details full pre-operation check, including health history, medicine review for blood thinners and light sensitizers, spot description, possible diagnoses, and records to justify diode laser use or sending away.
Targeted medical and dental historyReviewing anticoagulants and photosensitizersExtraoral and intraoral lesion mappingFormulating a differential diagnosisCriteria for referral before surgeryLesson 7Pre-Operation Prep and Agreement Details for Laser Soft Tissue TasksThis part focuses on pre-operation prep, including teaching patients, specific agreement parts for laser use, pre-op photos, cleaning, and checking laser safety and emergency readiness in the treatment room.
Explaining laser benefits and limitationsDocumenting laser-specific consent itemsPreoperative photography and chartingOral rinses and field antisepsisVerifying laser safety and eyewearLesson 8Suitable Cases and Choosing: Harmless Mouth Spots Good for Diode Cutting and Spots Not Suitable Needing Sample or Sending AwayThis part guides choosing cases for diode cutting, detailing harmless mouth spots right for laser removal, warning signs needing sample or sending away, and records to support safe, proper treatment choices.
Benign lesions suitable for diode excisionLesion features requiring urgent referralWhen incisional biopsy is preferredPhotographic and chart documentationCommunicating options and limitationsLesson 9Right After Operation Care: Wound Care, Pain Relief, Topical Medicines, Follow-Up TimesThis part explains planned after-care after diode laser surgery, including wound cleaning, pain relief plans, topical medicines, food advice, and proven follow-up times to aid smooth healing and patient ease.
Postoperative wound hygiene instructionsSystemic and local analgesia protocolsUse of topical gels, rinses, and dressingsDiet, activity, and oral habit restrictionsFollow-up visit timing and documentationLesson 10Numbing Planning: Local Numbing Choices and Methods, Adrenaline Thoughts, Handling Patients on Blood ThinnersThis part reviews numbing planning for diode soft tissue surgery, including local numbing choice, adrenaline for stopping bleeding, injection methods, and risk check and changes for patients on blood thinners or anti-clot medicines.
Selecting local anesthetic agentsEpinephrine benefits and contraindicationsInfiltration and nerve block techniquesAssessing anticoagulant and antiplatelet riskCoordinating with physicians when neededLesson 11Step-by-Step Operation Method: Marking Tissue, Cutting/Removing with Touch Fiber, Side Sweeping, Depth Control, Stopping Bleeding WaysThis part gives a step-by-step diode cutting plan, covering marking spots, fiber direction, cutting and side sweeping methods, depth and edge control, stopping bleeding moves, and during-operation changes for safety and accuracy.
Preoperative marking and isolationFiber angulation and contact techniqueIncision patterns and sweeping motionDepth control and margin managementIntraoperative hemostatic strategies
