[Laser in dentistry. 2]

A synthesis is made of the literature from the USSR, about the use of laser radiation in stomatology, its biological effects on the tissues, and the results of experimental research in vitro and clinical trials with Soviet-made helium-Neon (HeNe) and carbon dioxide lasers. No comments are made about the parameters of the laser radiation used, since the objective of this article is to provide general information in relation to the advances achieved with this treatment method by the USSR.