The blue wavelengths in laser dentistry: a review of current literature

Abstract

AbstractDental laser applications are steadily increasing in popularity amongst dentists for the last four decades. Although many wavelengths are available for practitioners, semiconductor lasers or commonly known as diode lasers, are still the most popular ones. Dental diode laser devices are available in wavelengths that belong to visible and near infrared region of the electromanetic spectrum. Recently, lasers that are in the area of 400–450 nm have emerged in the market and became available to dentists. In this article, we aim to analyze the clinical possibilities we have with these lasers according to the available literature that has been published so far.