1Department of Prosthodontics, D.J. College of Dental Science & Research, Modinagar (U.P.)
2Department of Oral Pathology, D.J. College of Dental Science & Research, Modinagar (U.P.)
*Address for correspondence: Manisha Kanwar Email id: drmanisha.kanwar@gmail.com
Online published on 23 December, 2013.
In 1960, Thedore Maiman, a scientist with the Hughes aircraft corporation, developed the first working laser device which emitted a deep red colored beam from a ruby crystal. However, Dr. Leon Goldman, a dermatologist, who had been experimenting with tattoo removal using the ruby laser, in 1965, focused two pulses of that red light on a tooth of his dentist brother. The result was a painless surface crazing of the enamel. This article intends to discuss the role of lasers in dentistry.
Laser, YAG lasers, NdYAG lasers, CO2 lasers
