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Dr. Noel Berger

periodontal veterinary laser

Periodontal surgery is improved using CO2 laser

By Noel Berger DVM, MS, DABLS | November 2018

Using a CO2 laser for oral surgery is a revolutionary concept today just as using digital imaging instead of emulsion technology was 20 years ago. It can be difficult to imagine going back to using chemistries to process radiographs, and it may be just as difficult to imagine using cold, hard steel for oral surgery instead of using a CO2 laser for oral surgery!

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Soft tissue laser dentistry science, safety, and education

Soft tissue laser dentistry science, safety, and education

By Noel Berger, DVM, MS; Martin Kaplan, DMD; and Peter Vitruk, PhD | September 2018

By Noel Berger, DVM, MS; Martin Kaplan, DMD; and Peter Vitruk, PhD For The Education Center Originally Published In Veterinary Practice News, September 2018 –Download as a PDF Surgical lasers…

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Dog Cherry Eye

Surgical CO2 laser corrects a common canine eye condition

By Noel Berger DVM, MS, DABLS | May 2018

This article shows a successful cherry eye procedure using a CO2 laser in a modified version of Morgan’s (1993) pocket technique that has a reported 95 percent success rate. This is one more adaptation of a surgical CO2 laser used in an accepted surgical technique that improves upon existing surgical standards to provide even better patient care.

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cat neck surgery

Treacherous surgery of the neck simplified using CO2 laser

By Noel Berger DVM, MS, DABLS | March 2018

Three months prior to the surgery described here, a 10-year-old female spayed tortoiseshell cat was presented for a large swelling in the neck. Approximately 300 cc of clear, thin, amber fluid was aspirated, and a representative sample was sent to an outside diagnostic laboratory for fluid analysis, the results of which were unremarkable.

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