Nanocomposites: A mini review on their periodontal applications

Abstract

Dental diseases routinely are being vastly increased in populations and there is a very effective need of fi nding novel therapeutic approaches. One of newest ways is the use of nanoparticles based applications. Recently, Nanoparticles are playing an important role in nanomedical applications particularly in dentistry specifi cally periodontology. Nanocomposites are a class of nanoparticle based materials which are widely used in dentistry, are also used in dental research and practice as effective and novel tools to solve periodontal and dental problems. In this review a focus has been made on nanoparticle based agents and their applications in peridontology.