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Nanotechnology in orthodontics: A detailed review

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Review Article

Author Details : Nausheer Ahmed, Rajalakshmi S J, Eduru Niharika, Abrar Younus A*, Deeksha Y N, Ravi Kesari

Volume : 9, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 232-239

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijodr.2023.042

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Abstract

Nanotechnology is a technological revolution that has caught the scientific world's attention in recent decades. This is perhaps one of the most quickly moving fronts in recent times, with widespread applicability in a variety of fields, including health care. This article aims to summarize and describe the most recent and well-known nanotechnology innovations in dentistry, with a particular emphasis on orthodontics and the use of new nanomaterials in the fabrication of orthodontic elastomeric ligatures, orthodontic power chains, and orthodontic Mini screws.
 

Keywords: Nanomaterials, Orthodontics, Brackets, Wires, Nanomedicine, Nanorobots, Nanorobots in dentistry, Nanotechnology, Silver nanoparticles

How to cite : Ahmed N, Rajalakshmi S J, Niharika E, Abrar Younus A, Deeksha Y N, Kesari R, Nanotechnology in orthodontics: A detailed review. IP Indian J Orthod Dentofacial Res 2023;9(4):232-239

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