Rechmann P, et al. – This research scrutinized the impact of CO₂ 9.3 μm short–pulsed laser irradiation on the shear bond strength of composite resin to enamel and dentin. Findings revealed that etch–and–rinse systems had consistently higher bond strength to CO₂ 9.3 µm laser–ablated enamel. Using the maximum recommended energy for dentin ablation, the self–etch system Peak Universal Bond light-cured adhesive [PeakSE] achieved the highest bond strength (43.9 ± 6.5 MPa).