SincetheinventionofRubylaserbyMaimanin1960s,manykindsoflasersareusedwidelyindentistry.Ithasbeenprovedthatlaserirradiationcanproduceacidetchinglikesurface,thusstrengthenthebondofmaterialtoenamel.Buttheheatgeneratedduringirradiationproducesdamageondentalpulp,whichlimitsthelaserapplicationsondentalhardsurfaces.