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Review
. 2016 Feb 9;21(2):207.
doi: 10.3390/molecules21020207.

Organic Nanomaterials and Their Applications in the Treatment of Oral Diseases

Maria Justina Roxana Virlan  1 , Daniela Miricescu  2 , Radu Radulescu  3 , Cristina M Sabliov  4 , Alexandra Totan  5 , Bogdan Calenic  6 , Maria Greabu  7
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Review

Organic Nanomaterials and Their Applications in the Treatment of Oral Diseases

Maria Justina Roxana Virlan et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

There is a growing interest in the development of organic nanomaterials for biomedical applications. An increasing number of studies focus on the uses of nanomaterials with organic structure for regeneration of bone, cartilage, skin or dental tissues. Solid evidence has been found for several advantages of using natural or synthetic organic nanostructures in a wide variety of dental fields, from implantology, endodontics, and periodontics, to regenerative dentistry and wound healing. Most of the research is concentrated on nanoforms of chitosan, silk fibroin, synthetic polymers or their combinations, but new nanocomposites are constantly being developed. The present work reviews in detail current research on organic nanoparticles and their potential applications in the dental field.

Keywords: dentistry; nanoparticles; organic; polymers; regeneration.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interests.

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Synthesis and degradation of most important polymers used in formation of nanomaterials most commonly used in the dental field, PLGA, chitosan and silk fibroin
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