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. 2008 May;12(2):34-40.
doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.44088.

Future impact of nanotechnology on medicine and dentistry

Mallanagouda Patil  1 , Dhoom Singh Mehta, Sowjanya Guvva
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Future impact of nanotechnology on medicine and dentistry

Mallanagouda Patil et al. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2008 May.

Abstract

The human characteristics of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity are as old as mankind. People around the world have been harnessing their curiosity into inquiry and the process of scientific methodology. Recent years have witnessed an unprecedented growth in research in the area of nanoscience. There is increasing optimism that nanotechnology applied to medicine and dentistry will bring significant advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Growing interest in the future medical applications of nanotechnology is leading to the emergence of a new field called nanomedicine. Nanomedicine needs to overcome the challenges for its application, to improve the understanding of pathophysiologic basis of disease, bring more sophisticated diagnostic opportunities, and yield more effective therapies and preventive properties. When doctors gain access to medical robots, they will be able to quickly cure most known diseases that hobble and kill people today, to rapidly repair most physical injuries our bodies can suffer, and to vastly extend the human health span. Molecular technology is destined to become the core technology underlying all of 21(st) century medicine and dentistry. In this article, we have made an attempt to have an early glimpse on future impact of nanotechnology in medicine and dentistry.

Keywords: Nanodentistry; nanomedicine; nanoscience; nanotechnology.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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