Alexa CO₂ Dental

What does a CO₂ laser add to a dental practice?

Alexa CO₂ Dental turns soft-tissue dentistry into an in-house service line. Its 10,600 nm CO₂ beam cuts, contours and coagulates, so gingivectomy, frenectomy, implant uncovering and troughing can be finished, scanned and moved on in the same visit, with hemostatic support keeping the field dry.

Most dental lasers are bought to do one job. Alexa CO₂ Dental is bought to build a procedure menu: soft-tissue work that once left the practice as a referral — or never got scheduled at all — done in-house, in normal appointment slots, with hemostatic support keeping the field dry enough to finish, scan, and move on in the same visit.

It is the dental platform in the Alexa CO₂ family, set up separately from Alexa CO₂ Aesthetic because the buyer, workflow, and procedures are different.

How does CO₂ cut and control bleeding in one pass?

CO₂ energy at 10,600 nm is strongly absorbed by water. Oral mucosa, gingiva, and soft tissue are water-rich, so the energy converts to controlled heat right where it lands — cutting, vaporizing, contouring, and coagulating depending on mode and technique. Focused delivery gives precise incision and excision; defocused delivery gives surface ablation, contouring, and broader coagulative effect. One platform, many procedures.

How does a CO₂ laser compare with a dental diode laser?

CO₂ offers a water-targeting soft-tissue pathway that diode-based dental lasers do not. Diode lasers are the common entry point, and many practices start there. CO₂ at 10,600 nm works differently: it is absorbed at the surface by water-rich tissue, giving providers a water-targeting soft-tissue pathway that diode-based dental lasers do not offer — built for precise cutting, contouring, and hemostatic workflow. That is why practices growing their soft-tissue caseload step up to CO₂.

How does CO₂ compare with Er:YAG for oral soft tissue?

CO₂ pairs cutting with hemostasis, which is why it is the stronger fit in vascular oral soft tissue. Er:YAG (≈2,940 nm) is an excellent ablative wavelength. Its shallow penetration, though, means less coagulative depth in many soft-tissue procedures. In oral soft tissue — where bleeding costs visibility and time in small, vascular fields — CO₂ is the stronger fit because it pairs cutting and contouring with coagulative, hemostatic support.

Why does articulated arm delivery matter?

Articulated arm delivery gives consistent power and lower running costs because no disposable fiber is consumed. Beam delivery is not just wavelength and wattage. Alexa CO₂ Dental uses articulated arm delivery — the beam travels through a precision mirror-based optical arm rather than a disposable fiber. Compared with fiber-style or hollow-waveguide systems, that means dependable beam quality and power consistency, and standard procedures stop consuming expensive disposable fiber components. (Routine maintenance and output verification still apply.) When you compare CO₂ lasers, weigh delivered power at the tissue, cutting quality, consumable cost, calibration burden, and total cost of ownership — not wattage alone.

Which dental procedures can Alexa CO₂ Dental perform?

• Gingivectomy & gingivoplasty — soft-tissue contouring with hemostatic support: 10,600 nm CO₂ cuts and contours while coagulating, so visibility holds and margins stay controlled in vascular gingival tissue.
• Frenectomy & frenotomy — precise release of labial, buccal, or lingual frena with controlled ablation.
• Implant uncovering & peri-implant soft tissue — controlled access and contouring around healing abutments; parameter-dependent and provider-directed.
• Troughing & restorative access — better margin visibility, impression capture, and digital scanning.
• Operculectomy — controlled soft-tissue removal around partially erupted teeth.
• Oral fibroma & soft-tissue lesions — selected procedures where diagnosis, provider scope, and clinical judgment support CO₂ use; suspicious lesions require evaluation first.
• Pediatric soft-tissue procedures — selected frenectomy/frenotomy and soft-tissue procedures when performed by appropriately trained providers.

What is SleepTite™?

SleepTite™ is a specialty CO₂ snoring-support protocol that runs on compatible Alexa CO₂ configurations — a new service line for airway-aware and sleep-focused dental practices once the handpiece, settings, training, and provider scope are in place. SleepTite™ is a snoring-support protocol, not a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, and not a replacement for medical sleep evaluation, CPAP, or oral appliance therapy.

Which dental practices is Alexa CO₂ Dental for?

Alexa CO₂ Dental earns its place across practice types: general practices add soft-tissue procedures; cosmetic practices add gingival contouring and smile-design tissue work; periodontists run gingivectomy and gingivoplasty; implant practices handle uncovering and peri-implant workflows; pediatric practices offer selected frenectomy; oral surgeons run soft-tissue excision and lesion workflows. More service lines on one device means higher utilization and a faster return on the investment.

Resources and buying guides

• Dental CO₂ Laser Buying Guide — what to evaluate, plus CO₂ vs diode and Er:YAG
• CO₂ Laser Buying Guide — the category overview
• CO₂ vs Er:YAG Dental Laser
• CO₂ Laser vs Diode Dental Laser
• Articulated Arm vs Fiber CO₂ Laser
• CO₂ Laser for Gingivectomy
• CO₂ Laser for Frenectomy
• CO₂ Laser for Implant Uncovering
• SleepTite™ Snoring-Support Education

Is Alexa CO₂ Dental licensed in Canada?

Yes. The Alexa CO₂ platform is licensed by Health Canada under Medical Device Licence 114909 (MDALL), which covers the Alexa CO₂ configurations including the dental system. Availability and indications in other jurisdictions vary — contact Pro 1 Laser for the current status in your market. Use of any soft-tissue laser depends on provider training, scope of practice, diagnosis, patient selection, and clinical judgment.