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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2015

Nanotechnology in dentistry: prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.

Ensanya Ali Abou Neel, Laurent Bozec, Roman A Perez, Hae-Won Kim, Jonathan C Knowles

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
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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

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Using Laser-Doppler Flowmetry to Evaluate the Therapeutic Response in Dentin Hypersensitivity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  15. Therapeutic applications of nanobiotechnology.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023
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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

5 authors.

Ensanya Ali Abou NeelDivision of Biomaterials, Operative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ; Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt ; UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, London, UK.
Laurent BozecUCL Eastman Dental Institute, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, London, UK.
Roman A PerezInstitute of Tissue Regenerative Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea ; Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 Plus NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Hae-Won KimInstitute of Tissue Regenerative Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea ; Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 Plus NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea ; Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Jonathan C KnowlesUCL Eastman Dental Institute, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, London, UK ; Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 Plus NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanotechnology has rapidly expanded into all areas of science; it offers significant alternative ways to solve scientific and medical questions and problems. In dentistry, nanotechnology has been exploited in the development of restorative materials with some significant success. This review discusses nanointerfaces that could compromise the longevity of dental restorations, and how nanotechnolgy has been employed to modify them for providing long-term successful restorations. It also focuses on some challenging areas in dentistry, eg, oral biofilm and cancers, and how nanotechnology overcomes these challenges. The recent advances in nanodentistry and innovations in oral health-related diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic methods required to maintain and obtain perfect oral health, have been discussed. The recent advances in nanotechnology could hold promise in bringing a paradigm shift in dental field. Although there are numerous complex therapies being developed to treat many diseases, their clinical use requires careful consideration of the expense of synthesis and implementation.

Indexed as

Diagnostic Techniques and ProceduresTherapeuticsAnimalsDentistryHumansNanotechnologyPreventive Dentistrybiofilm-related oral diseasesdrug deliverynanointerfacesnanotechnologytissue engineeringtoxicity

Identifiers

PMID26504385
PMCPMC4605240

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