BIOLASE, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Summary of Warrant Activity (Detail)

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Summary of Warrant Activity (Detail) (Warrants, USD $)	3 Months Ended
Summary of Warrant Activity (Detail) (Warrants, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Warrants
Shares
Beginning Balance	888,000
Exercised	0	0
Ending Balance	888,000
Warrants exercisable, March 31, 2015	753,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning Balance	$ 6.04
Ending Balance	$ 6.04
Warrants exercisable at March 31, 2015	$ 6.40

- Definition

Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options exercisable number.

+ References

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- Definition

Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options exercisable weighted average exercise price.

+ References

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- Definition

Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options weighted average exercise price .

+ References

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- Definition

Number of non-option equity instruments exercised by participants.

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- Definition

Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(1)(i)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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