In the Works: Dental lasers
Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The technology could supplant the old drill in some procedures. For many, the image of a dentist's chair conjures up the whirring, grinding sound of the dreaded drill. But a few dentists are trading in the traditional drill for a quiet laser beam that has patients out of the office faster, with no discomfort or Novocaine-induced drooping lip to remind them of their...