Nanomaterials – The Modern Age Frontier in Implant Dentistry

T Keerthi; Sahana Purushotham

doi:10.47310/iarjms.2022.v03i02.017

T Keerthi BDS, Post Graduate, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, PIN- 575004
Sahana Purushotham MDS Reader, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences,Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, PIN-575004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjms.2022.v03i02.017

Keywords: Nanomaterials, Chitosan, Silk fibroin, Bioglass, Hydroxyapatite, PLGA nanoparticles, Dendrimers, Zinc oxide, Gold, Silver, Nanotoxicology.

Abstract

Nanomaterials advent has contributed significantly in various lines of medicine and dentistry. This review article discusses about the various properties and the different nanomaterials indicated in periodontal regenerative medicine and implant dentistry. Various materials like chitosan, PLGA particles, Bioceramics etc have been introduced with unique properties like enhanced biocompatibility and osteogenic potential; along with newer additions of biomaterials with antimicrobial properties like Zinc oxide, Silver and Gold. This increasing interest in the field of nanomaterials has given rise to Nanotoxicology, a newer branch of science dealing with their associated toxicities in humans along with their environment. This gives us an opportunity for enhanced nanomaterials in the future with diverse advancements, for their direct application in clinical dentistry.