Smart Material for Smarter Dentistry

Ponniah Subramanian; Brahmananda Dutta; Ashtha Arya; Mohd Azeem; Bellamkonda N Pavithra; Doddy L Balaji

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_550_23

Smart Material for Smarter Dentistry

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Feb;16(Suppl 1):S17-S19. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_550_23. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Authors

Ponniah Subramanian¹, Brahmananda Dutta², Ashtha Arya³, Mohd Azeem⁴, Bellamkonda N Pavithra⁵, Doddy L Balaji⁶

Affiliations

¹ Chief Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Tarun Dental Centre, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
³ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
⁴ Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Santosh Dental College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
⁵ General Dentist, Scala Dental Clinic, Cherlapally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
⁶ Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Smart materials encompass a variety of substances, including smart antimicrobial peptides, pit and fissure sealants, impression materials, cement, and sutures. These materials can change properties under specific stimuli such as temperature, stress, moisture, pH, or electric and magnetic fields. These constituents signify the commencement of a novel era or epoch in the field of smart dentistry and exhibit the potential for enhanced efficacy in the future.

Keywords: Ideal material; smart dentistry; smart materials.

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