Silver Nanotechnology — the Future in Caries Therapy? A Report of Two Cases

oleh: Idorași Laura, Cîrligeriu Laura, Sinescu Cosmin, Zaharia Cristian, Stan Adrian Tudor, Negruțiu Meda Lavinia

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Sciendo 2017-03-01

Deskripsi

Introduction: Dental decays remain the most common and rampant biofilm-dependent oral disorders. Influencing the delicate dynamic between demineralization and remineralization is a big challenge in clinical practice, and nanotechnology is considered a viable solution. The therapeutic management of caries, which includes nanotechnology, has two big approaches, an antibacterial one and a remineralizing one. Silver is recognized to display a powerful toxicity to a large variety of micro-organisms, thus silver-based composites have been widely used in several bactericidal applications.