Hi guys,

I’ve had my DELight all of 2 days, so far so good.
A 58 year old lady, type A…know it all…but nice, has been putting off replacing old amalgams on teeth 1.6 and 1.5 (3,4). They were both very deep. She was intrigued by the new technology and allowed me to work on her w/o LA. I used the 80deg tip and desensitized the teeth in a defocussed manner (30Hz,200mJ) for 2 full minutes bathing the O,B,L as described here on the forum. I was able to remove the old amalgams with HS with little/no discomfort. Once I had dentin exposure I re-lased to desensitize again in the same manner…then lased the decay out and finished with spoons. The MB pulp horn on the molar needed to be pulp capped. I used the 980 @ 8W pulsed (.05/.05) with copious water, achieved coag, followed by MTA. (Thanks guys, Glen and Frank, for sharing that one in Muskoka). Then proceeded to finish the restorations.
The patient mentioned she felt the 980 slightly and rated the whole experience as ‘fantastic’….10 out of 100 on the pain index. She booked her husband for a consult (has not been to DDS for eons…) 😉

Cheers, Vince

PS: Thanks Glen and Ron for your help getting back on.