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laser_research analysis demonstrated that laser application could stove constituents of the smear layer to the dentinal surface so that there was an integration of fluorides and of parts of the smear layer.24 In our study, we applied fluorides after laser irradiation; therefore, stoving was not likely. Never- theless, we assumed that fluorides were more easily integrated into the lased surface, which served as a depot and improved acid resistance to some ex- tent. _Conclusion _Acknowledgments I would like to thank the AMLaReBO (Centre of Applied Medical Laser Research and Biomedical Op- tics, Bonn), the research platform RIsources (The re- search Infrastructure Portal) funded by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) for material support and the consistent professional support and helpful hints by Prof. Dr M. Frentzen, PD Dr A. Braun during the experiments and realisation of the study as well as Mrs M. Lange for technical support. This work had not been possible without their help. The authors claim no conflict of interests._ Diode laser desensitisation of exposed tooth necks following the treatment protocol we used was not accompanied by major side-effects and led to a vari- ety of morphological effects, which appear to be use- ful for sealing hypersensitive dentine and increasing acid resistance in some areas. In light of possible ad- ditional biostimulatory effects, it may even offer a treatment alternative to the application of fluorides only. However, further studies are necessary to prove the quality of the described morphological effects under clinical conditions. contact Dr Ute Ulrike Botzenhart Fetscherstr. 74 01307 Dresden, Germany Tel.: +49 351 4584481 Fax: +49 351 4585318 Ute.Botzenhart@uniklinikum-dresden.de Essential Dental Media Dental Tribune International The World’s Largest News and Educational Network in Dentistry 46 3_2017 46 laser www.dental-tribune.com