title: Lasers in dentistry: comparing wavelengths.
abstract: Confusion exists about the wavelengths marketed for dental use. General properties of lasers, laser/tissue interactions and clinical applications of three wavelengths are examined.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kutsch
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001128:Argon; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009354:Neodymium; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium; D001128:Argon