In times of increased awareness of aesthetics, high quality ceramic restorations in dentistry are in great demand. Furthermore, demands for alternative dental preparation techniques like laser preparation which affords non-contacting and vibration-free working, increased. Therefore, laser research and laser application became more and more important in dentistry. However, constantly new developments and this concentrated flow of information can occasionally be a problem for the attending dentist, because it is hardly possible in clinical everyday live to review all new products and information that are given by manufacturers. The purpose of the present work is therefore to provide information about the stability of the adhesive compound between human dentin and ceramic using different laser and conventional preparation tools...
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