Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials

Silver has been used in medicine for centuries because of its antimicrobial properties. More recently, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized and incorporated into several biomaterials, since their small size provides great antimicrobial effect, at low filler level. Hence, these nanoparticles ha...

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Main Authors:	Corrêa, Juliana Mattos, Mori, Matsuyoshi, Sanches, Heloísa Lajas, da Cruz, Adriana Dibo, Poiate, Edgard, Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312639/

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spelling	pubmed-43126392015-02-09 Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials Corrêa, Juliana Mattos Mori, Matsuyoshi Sanches, Heloísa Lajas da Cruz, Adriana Dibo Poiate, Edgard Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola Review Article Silver has been used in medicine for centuries because of its antimicrobial properties. More recently, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized and incorporated into several biomaterials, since their small size provides great antimicrobial effect, at low filler level. Hence, these nanoparticles have been applied in dentistry, in order to prevent or reduce biofilm formation over dental materials surfaces. This review aims to discuss the current progress in this field, highlighting aspects regarding silver nanoparticles incorporation, such as antimicrobial potential, mechanical properties, cytotoxicity, and long-term effectiveness. We also emphasize the need for more studies to determine the optimal concentration of silver nanoparticle and its release over time. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4312639/ /pubmed/25667594 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/485275 Text en Copyright © 2015 Juliana Mattos Corrêa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Corrêa, Juliana Mattos Mori, Matsuyoshi Sanches, Heloísa Lajas da Cruz, Adriana Dibo Poiate, Edgard Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola
spellingShingle	Corrêa, Juliana Mattos Mori, Matsuyoshi Sanches, Heloísa Lajas da Cruz, Adriana Dibo Poiate, Edgard Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials
author_facet	Corrêa, Juliana Mattos Mori, Matsuyoshi Sanches, Heloísa Lajas da Cruz, Adriana Dibo Poiate, Edgard Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola
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title	Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials
title_short	Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials
title_full	Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials
title_fullStr	Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials
title_full_unstemmed	Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials
title_sort	silver nanoparticles in dental biomaterials
description	Silver has been used in medicine for centuries because of its antimicrobial properties. More recently, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized and incorporated into several biomaterials, since their small size provides great antimicrobial effect, at low filler level. Hence, these nanoparticles have been applied in dentistry, in order to prevent or reduce biofilm formation over dental materials surfaces. This review aims to discuss the current progress in this field, highlighting aspects regarding silver nanoparticles incorporation, such as antimicrobial potential, mechanical properties, cytotoxicity, and long-term effectiveness. We also emphasize the need for more studies to determine the optimal concentration of silver nanoparticle and its release over time.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2015
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Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials

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