The Benefits of Smart Nanoparticles in Dental Applications

Dentistry, as a branch of medicine, has undergone continuous evolution over time. The scientific world focused its attention on the development new methods and materials with improved properties that meet needs patients. For this purpose, replacement so-called “passive” dental do not interact oral environment “smart/intelligent” have capability to change their shape, color, or size in response an externally stimulus, such temperature, pH, light, moisture, stress, electric magnetic fields, chemical compounds, received much recent years. A strong trend applications is apply nanotechnology smart nanomaterials nanoclays, nanofibers, nanocomposites, nanobubbles, nanocapsules, solid-lipid nanoparticles, nanospheres, metallic nanotubes, nanocrystals. Among nanomaterials, nanoparticles present several advantages compared other materials, creating possibility use them various applications, including preventive dentistry, endodontics, restoration, periodontal diseases. This review developments (drug delivery systems restoration materials) nanoparticles.