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ArticleJournal of Indian Prosthodontic Society2011

Nanodentistry: A Paradigm Shift-from Fiction to Reality.

Preeti Satheesh Kumar, Satheesh Kumar, Ravindra C Savadi, Jins John

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Article in Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  7. Nano-bio interactions.Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society
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  8. Nanotechnology in oral cancer: A comprehensive review.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
    Review
  9. Nanoresearch in prosthetic dentistry.Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Preeti Satheesh KumarDepartment of Prosthodontics, The Oxford Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Satheesh Kumar
Ravindra C Savadi
Jins John
Oxford Dental College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanodentistry is an emerging field with significant potential to yield new generation of technologically advanced clinical tools and devices for oral healthcare. Nanoscale topology and quantitative biomechanical or biophysical analysis of dental surfaces are of significant interest. In particular, using Atomic force microscopy techniques-diseases such as dental caries, tooth hypersensitivity, and oral cancer can be quantified based on morphological, biophysical and biochemical nanoscale properties of tooth surface itself and dental materials or oral fluids such as saliva. An outlook on future "nanodentistry" developments such as saliva exosomes based diagnostics, designing biocompatible, antimicrobial dental implants and personalized dental healthcare is presented. This article examines current applications of nanotechnology alongside proposed applications in the future and aims to demonstrate that, as well as a good deal of science fiction, there is some tangible science fact emerging from this novel multidisciplinary science.

Indexed as

Atomic force microscopyBiofilmsImplantsNano-characterizationNanodentistryNanodentistry “top-down” and “bottom-up”Nanorobots

Identifiers

PMID22379298
PMCPMC3095743
OpenAlexW2020839311

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