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Offer your patients a fast, minimally invasive implant experience.
Whether you are placing, uncovering, or restoring implants, Solea® is the right tool for the job. Quickly and safely uncover implants often without the need for injectable anesthetic. Precisely control and recontour tissue to enable excellent emergence profiles, same-day scans and overall better outcomes.1 Effectively debride and detoxify implant surfaces without damaging or significantly affecting implant surface temperature.
“Solea transforms what I do daily. Solea glides through gingiva with control and precision, allowing for unbelievably simple soft tissue surgeries and predictable outcomes. I am blown away by the anesthesia-free and minimally invasive restorative dentistry I can now perform. With this laser, I am ultimately the best dentist I can be.”
Christine Skordeles, DDS
Explore The Case Studies
Repair of Osseous Defect on Implant #5 Secondary to Occ...
Case Summary: A 70 y.o.a. patient presented for an emergency exam with a chief complaint of pain around the p...
Tissue Recontouring for Implant Restoration
Case Summary: A 48-year-old male patient presented to the practice with an implant on tooth #3 that was place...
Tissue Recontouring for Implant Restoration 2
Case Summary: A 77-year-old female patient presented to the practice with an implant on tooth #30 that was pl...
Implant Uncovery on Tooth #4
Case Summary: This patient came in for uncovery of implant #4 and placement of healing cap to ready site for ...
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Tissue Recontouring For Implant Restoration #3
A 48-year-old male patient presented to the practice with an implant on tooth #3 ready to be restored. The oral evaluation revealed that the tissue was growing over the healing cap on the distal and lingual surfaces. Significant gingival recontouring was completed using Solea in a couple of minutes without injectable anesthetic or bleeding. The clean and blood-free surgical site allowed for an immediate digital impression for the implant crown.
Implant Uncovery On Tooth #4
This patient came in for uncovery of implant #4 and placement of healing cap to ready site for final restoration. This extensive soft tissue case was completed in 15 minutes without topical anesthetic, minimal bleeding, no sutures and excellent healing.
Peri-Implantitis #5
A 70-year-old patient presented for an emergency exam with a chief complaint of pain around the peri-implant tissues of implant #5. The diagnosis was peri-implant disease secondary to occlusal overload. The treatment consisted of debridement, disinfection, and g.b.r in and around the peri-implant tissues of implant #5. By using Solea, the treatment was less invasive and faster than traditional mechanical debridement. Additionally, Solea provided a way to preliminarily disinfect the implant surface without damage.
Tissue Recontouring For Implant Restoration #30
A 77-year-old female patient presented to the practice with an implant on tooth #30, a replacement for a non-ideal previously placed, failed implant. The oral evaluation revealed that there was excess soft tissue on the mesial and mesio-lingual aspect. The tissue coronal to the implant interface was thick and would inhibit proper contours of the crown. Solea enabled virtually blood-free, precise tissue sculpting for a proper emergence profile, and fast patient healing with healthy tissue growth.
Additional Resources
A Rationale for Postsurgical Laser Use to Effectively Treat Dental Implants Affected by Peri-implantitis: Two Case Reports
How the Nd:YAG or a CO2 laser used following regenerative surgeries changed failures into successes
Implant Uncovery #14
This extensive soft tissue case was completed without topical anesthetic, minimal bleeding, no sutures and excellent healing.
Case report: Repair of osseous defect on an implant
A 70-year-old patient presented to the dental practice for an emergency exam after experiencing pain around the peri-implant tissues of implant #5.
Frequently Asked Questions About Solea for Implant Dentistry
How can Solea be used during the implant treatment sequence?
Solea is useful at multiple stages of implant treatment: before implant placement for soft tissue management and site preparation; at uncovery for fast, bloodless tissue removal without injectable anesthetic; during restoration for precise tissue recontouring to achieve ideal emergence profiles; and for peri-implant disease management, including implant surface decontamination and periodontal debridement around compromised implants.
Can Solea uncover an implant without an anesthetic injection?
Yes. Implant uncovery is one of the most straightforward implant applications for Solea. The laser removes overlying tissue with immediate hemostasis and precise margins in minutes, using only topical anesthetic or no anesthetic at all. In documented clinical cases, implant uncoveries were completed without injectable anesthetic, with minimal bleeding and no sutures, enabling same-day digital impressions.
How does Solea enable same-day digital impressions after implant tissue management?
y producing a bloodless, clean surgical site, Solea eliminates the tissue management challenges that delay or compromise digital impressions. After Solea tissue recontouring, the emergence profile is precisely sculpted and the tissue is immediately stable, allowing an accurate digital scan to be captured the same day.
Read >> Tissue Recontouring for Implant Restoration Case Study
Read >> Tissue Recontouring for Implant Restoration 2 Case Study
Is it safe to use Solea directly on or near a titanium implant surface?
Yes, at the recommended clinical settings. Thermal safety studies confirmed that the 9.3-micron CO₂ laser at approximately 0.7W produced no measurable increase in implant body or surrounding tissue temperature toward the established safe limit of 44°C, and SEM imaging showed no implant surface damage. This is a meaningful safety advantage over Nd:YAG, diode, and conventional 10.6-micron CO₂ lasers, which have been associated with dangerous temperature increases at comparable settings.
Can Solea be used to treat peri-implantitis?
Yes. Solea is used for both nonsurgical and surgical peri-implant disease management. In a documented clinical case, treatment of peri-implant disease secondary to occlusal overload involved debridement, disinfection, and guided bone regeneration around implant #5. Using Solea, the treatment was described as less invasive and faster than traditional mechanical debridement, with preliminary implant surface disinfection achieved without surface damage.
Read >> Repair of Osseous Defect on Implant #5 Secondary to Occlusal Overload Case Study
Has Solea been studied for treating medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) at implant sites?
Yes. A peer-reviewed case series published in 2026 evaluated the 9.3-micron CO₂ laser for MRONJ treatment at implant sites in four consecutive patients. The laser was used for necrotic bone removal and implant surface decontamination combined with platelet-rich fibrin. All four patients achieved uneventful healing without post-operative complications across follow-up periods of 6 months to 7 years.
Read >> Treatment of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis at Dental Implants Utilizing CO2 (9.3 µm) Laser Clinical Study
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How does Solea improve the patient experience during implant procedures?
For most implant tissue management procedures — uncovery, tissue recontouring, margin troughing — Solea eliminates or minimizes the need for injectable anesthetic. Patients remain comfortable without numbness, the procedure is fast, and the bloodless field is far less alarming than scalpel-based approaches. Post-operatively, patients report minimal pain and rapid healing.
Read >> Tissue Recontouring for Implant Restoration Case Study
[1] Based on 2022 Annual Survey of results reported by Solea users. Documentation on file.