Subsequent Events (Additional Information) (Details) shares in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Reverse stock split	At a special meeting of BIOLASE stockholders held on July 20, 2023 (the "special meeting"), BIOLASE stockholders approved an amendment to BIOLASE’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), to effect a reverse stock split of BIOLASE common stock, at a ratio between one-for-two (1:2) and one-for-one hundred (1:100). Immediately after the special meeting, the Board approved a one-for-one hundred (1:100) reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of BIOLASE common stock (the “2023 Reverse Stock Split”).
Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0