Lasers in the limelight: what will the future bring?
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.
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Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000639:trends*