Alexa CO₂ Dental

A soft-tissue-first dental CO₂ platform

Alexa CO₂ Dental gives dental and oral-surgery practices a precise 10,600 nm soft-tissue laser — built to expand the procedure menu, not just to cut. From gingival contouring and frenectomy to implant uncovering, restorative troughing, and oral surgery, it pairs controlled cutting with hemostatic support that keeps the surgical field clear and the workflow predictable.

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

10,600 nm CO₂ — the oral soft-tissue mechanism

CO₂ energy at 10,600 nm is strongly absorbed by water. Because oral mucosa, gingiva, and soft tissue are water-rich, the energy converts to controlled heat — producing cutting, vaporization, ablation, coagulative support, and tissue contouring depending on mode and technique. Focused delivery supports precise incision and excision; defocused delivery supports surface ablation, contouring, and broader coagulative effect.

CO₂ vs the dental diode laser

Diode dental lasers are common, but they use different wavelengths and a different tissue interaction. CO₂ at 10,600 nm is strongly absorbed at the surface by water-rich tissue, which gives providers a water-targeting soft-tissue pathway that is different from diode-based dental lasers — well suited to precise cutting, contouring, and hemostatic workflow.

CO₂ vs Er:YAG — cutting plus hemostasis

Er:YAG (≈2,940 nm) is an excellent ablative wavelength. But its shallow penetration can mean less coagulative depth in many soft-tissue procedures. For oral soft tissue — where bleeding can reduce visibility and complicate small, vascular fields — CO₂ is often the stronger fit because it pairs cutting and contouring with coagulative, hemostatic support.

Articulated arm delivery — and why it matters

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, this supports beam quality and power consistency, and reduces reliance on expensive disposable fiber components for standard procedures. (Maintenance and output verification are still required.) Buyers comparing CO₂ lasers should weigh delivered power at the tissue, cutting quality, consumable cost, calibration burden, and total cost of ownership — not wattage alone.

Core procedures

• Gingivectomy & gingivoplasty — soft-tissue contouring with hemostatic support: because 10,600 nm CO₂ is absorbed by water-rich tissue, it can cut and contour while supporting coagulation, helping maintain visibility and control margins in vascular gingival tissue.
• Frenectomy & frenotomy — precise release of labial, buccal, or lingual frena with controlled ablation, where appropriate.
• Implant uncovering & peri-implant soft tissue — controlled access and contouring around healing abutments; parameter-dependent and provider-directed.
• Troughing & restorative access — improved margin visibility, impression capture, and digital scanning, where appropriate.
• Operculectomy — controlled soft-tissue removal around partially erupted teeth, where appropriate.
• 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.

SleepTite™ snoring-support compatibility

Compatible Alexa CO₂ configurations may support SleepTite™, a specialty CO₂ snoring-support protocol — relevant for airway-aware and sleep-focused dental practices where handpiece, settings, training, and provider scope are present. SleepTite™ is positioned as a snoring-support protocol, not a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, and not a replacement for medical sleep evaluation, CPAP, or oral appliance therapy.

Built for procedure expansion

Alexa CO₂ Dental is sold by practice model: general practices want soft-tissue procedure expansion; cosmetic practices want gingival contouring and smile-design tissue work; periodontists want gingivectomy and gingivoplasty; implant practices want uncovering and peri-implant workflows; pediatric practices want selected frenectomy; oral surgeons want soft-tissue excision and lesion workflows. The result is higher device utilization across multiple service lines.

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

Regulatory availability

Regulatory availability and indications may vary by jurisdiction. Contact Pro 1 Laser for current availability. Use of any soft-tissue laser depends on provider training, scope of practice, diagnosis, patient selection, and clinical judgment.