used in conjunction with or as a replacement for traditional methods, it is expected that specific laser technologies will become an essential component of contemporary dental practice over the next decade. the current review is designed to focus on the acid resistance of laser application and tries to introduce laser settings capable to achieve this feature for clinical application. applicatio...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dental surface treatment with erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet(er: yag), neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet(nd: yag) and carbon dioxide laser  (co 2 ) lasers and sodium ascorbate to recently home bleached enamel by scanning electron microscope (sem). methods: thirty extracted human third molars were selected for this in...

FTR-Raman Spectra of human dental enamel, both laser-irradiated and untreated, are reported. Spectra are compared with hydroxyapatite. It is evident that unlike the CO2 laser, the Nd/YAG laser does not induce any chemical change in dental enamel.

conclusions the patient reported that he did not feel pain or discomfort throughout the intervention. follow-up visits performed after one, three, six, twelve, and sixteen months demonstrated vitality of the tooth the absence of complications, as well as good esthetic results. laser technology may be used in the treatment of traumatic anterior teeth injury with advantages in terms of quality of...