NANO PARTICLES USED IN DENTISTRY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47750/pnr.2023.14.03.35Abstract
Nanomaterials are highly advanced, essential for quick detection, and helpful in treating a variety of ailments in the health sector due to their distinctive and superior properties, such as high surface area and nanoscale size. The creation of sophisticated nanomaterials and the application of those materials in dentistry have been made possible through collaborative efforts from a variety of disciplines. When compared to their conventional equivalents, these advanced nanomaterials can provide diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with more promising results. In our daily lives, nanotechnology is used extensively, especially in medicine. The chemical, physical, as well as the biological aspects of nanostructures are taken into consideration while choosing nanoparticles for usage in the field of nano dentistry. Nanostructures are employed in dental innovations or dental diagnoses. Some nanoparticles are utilized in dental implants, prosthetics, and medications used to prevent oral diseases. Additionally, nanomaterials administer oral fluids or medications, preventing and treating various oral diseases (such as oral cancer), and upholding oral health care to a significant degree. The utilization of many commonly used nanoparticles in the field of dentistry is summarized in this paper. Nanotechnology makes it simple to examine and work with the atoms, chemical bonds, and molecules that make up different chemicals.