Limitations, challenges and prospective solutions for bioactive glasses-based nanocomposites for dental applications: A critical review.

J Dent

The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang 324000, China; University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India; Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara UniversityInstitute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab 140401, India. Electronic address:

Published: November 2024

Several nanomaterials have been recently used to overcome various challenges in the dental domain. Bioactive glasses, a class of bioceramics, with their outstanding properties including but not limited to their strong biocompatibility, antibacterial characteristics, and bioactivity inside the body's internal milieu have made them valuable biomaterials in a variety of dental domains. The utilization of nanomaterials has improved the performance of teeth, and the incorporation of bioactive glasses has the field of dentistry at an unsurpassed level in different categories such as esthetic and restorative dentistry, periodontics and dental implants, orthodontics, and endodontics. The current study discusses the most recent developments of the bioactive glasses' creation and implementation for dental applications, as well as the challenges and opportunities still facing the field. This work provides an overview of the current obstacles and potential future prospects for bioactive glasses-based nanocomposites to improve their dental uses. It also emphasizes the great potential synergistic effects of bioactive glasses used with other nanomaterials for dental applications.

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