A handpiece for a dental 980nm diode laser system intended for a variety of soft-tissue procedures. The dental diode laser system includes a laser console with a touch screen control panel/user interface, a delivery system comprising of a fiber cable, two handpieces and laser tips, a wireless foot-switch and other accessories (power cord, protective eyewear, tip holder). The patient-contacting components of the delivery system require sterilization prior to use.
A mains electricity (AC-powered) device assembly in which input energy is used to excite a diode to emit a high-power therapeutic laser beam intended to cut, excise, vaporize, and coagulate oral tissues in various dental applications such as oral soft-tissue surgery, gingivectomy, to diminish inflammation, and for oral therapy and tooth whitening; it is not a dedicated tooth-bleaching acceleration unit. It includes a portable diode laser light source, flexible fibreoptic delivery cable, and controls/foot-switch; it may include a rechargeable battery.