title: Spotlight on lasers. A look at potential benefits.
abstract: Before lasers can be highly integrated into clinical practice, further research must prove the efficacy, efficiency, consistency and safety of this new technology. Currently, increased caries prevention and rapid laser etching are two potential benefits of laser technology.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Zakariasen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boran
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D003649:Decalcification, Pathologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy