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Biolase, Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘XML’

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/08/19  Biolase, Inc                      10-K       12/31/18   86:14M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Comprehensive Loss                                               
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20: R6          Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     26K 
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29: R15         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    418K 
30: R16         Segment Information                                 HTML     49K 
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32: R18         Subsequent Events (Unaudited)                       HTML     31K 
33: R19         Schedule II-Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying   HTML    118K 
                Accounts and Reserves                                            
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                (Policies)                                                       
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                (Tables)                                                         
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37: R23         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)             HTML     64K 
38: R24         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    224K 
39: R25         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     78K 
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                (Detail)                                                         
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                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
46: R32         Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash            HTML     36K 
                Equivalents, and Restricted Cash (Detail)                        
47: R33         Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and       HTML     38K 
                Equipment (Detail)                                               
48: R34         Summary of Opening and Closing Balances of          HTML     40K 
                Contract Liabilities (Detail)                                    
49: R35         Summary of Disaggregation of Revenues Related to    HTML     32K 
                Geographic Areas (Detail)                                        
50: R36         Summary of Revenues Disaggregated by Timing of      HTML     33K 
                Goods and Services Transferred (Detail)                          
51: R37         Summary of Sales by End Market (Detail)             HTML     33K 
52: R38         Changes in Initial Product Warranty Accrual and     HTML     40K 
                Expenses Under Initial and Extended Warranties                   
                (Detail)                                                         
53: R39         Classification of Compensation Expense Associated   HTML     38K 
                with Share-Based Payments (Detail)                               
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                Options Granted (Detail)                                         
55: R41         Components of Accounts Receivable, Net of           HTML     33K 
                Allowance (Detail)                                               
56: R42         Supplementary Balance Sheet Information -           HTML     42K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
57: R43         Components of Inventory (Detail)                    HTML     35K 
58: R44         Summary of Property, Plant, and Equipment (Detail)  HTML     50K 
59: R45         Components of Accrued Liabilities (Detail)          HTML     49K 
60: R46         Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional         HTML     33K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
61: R47         Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated           HTML     52K 
                Amortization (Detail)                                            
62: R48         Summary of Income Tax Current and Deferred          HTML     43K 
                Provision (Detail)                                               
63: R49         Federal Income Tax Provision Compared With          HTML     55K 
                Statutory Rates (Detail)                                         
64: R50         Summary of Net Deferred Tax Assets and Net          HTML     78K 
                Deferred Tax Liabilities (Detail)                                
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67: R53         Debt - Summary of Principal Outstanding and         HTML     32K 
                Unamortized Discount (Detail)                                    
68: R54         Debt - Additional Information (Detail)              HTML    161K 
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                Payments (Detail)                                                
70: R56         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     48K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
71: R57         Future Minimum Rental Commitments Under Lease       HTML     35K 
                Agreements (Detail)                                              
72: R58         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML    810K 
                (Detail)                                                         
73: R59         Summary of Warrant Activity (Detail)                HTML     54K 
74: R60         Summary of Option Activity (Detail)                 HTML     66K 
75: R61         Options Outstanding and Exercisable (Detail)        HTML     66K 
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                Related to Grants, Exercises, and Vesting Options                
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77: R63         Summary of Unvested Restricted Stock Units          HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
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                (Detail)                                                         
79: R65         Summary of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic          HTML     33K 
                Location (Detail)                                                
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                Various Products (Detail)                                        
81: R67         Concentrations - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     33K 
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                Information (Detail)                                             
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