Laser hazards and safety in dental practice: A Review

In the past years there has been a large-scale development of the mechanical cutting devices used in dentistry. Despite the considerable progress, dental patients are still apprehensive regarding the noise and vibration produced by the mechanical action of the devices used in dentistry. Starting from the 20th century until now, there has been an unceasing improvement in the development of laser-based dental devices. Once contemplated as a complicated technology with limited uses in dentistry, there is a growing understanding of the utility of lasers in modern dental practice, where they can be used as an adjuvant or substitute to traditional long-established procedures.