title: Lasers in the limelight: what will the future bring?
abstract: Early lasers produced too much heat and melted tooth enamel. But lasers improved enough to use in dentin bonding and composite curing and to detect carious enamel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000639:trends*