Nanotechnology: The Gateway of Revolution in Dentistry

Swati Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Amit Kumar, A K Sharma

Abstract: Nanotechnology has tremendous potential to provide a comprehensive oral health care with advanced devices and tools for better diagnosis, cure and prevention of oral diseases. Its effectiveness is also been seen in field of medicine, engineering and our day to day life. Research is going on to reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology by making advances in field of nanotechnology, so that we can address the prevalent medical conditions and reduce human sufferings. Thus, the aim and objectives of this review is to elaborate, the recent development and trends and the far-reaching impact of nanotechnology on clinical dental practice and its future implications.

Keywords: Nano dentistry, diagnostic nanotechnology, preventive nanotechnology, therapeutic nanotechnology, nano-robots