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Year : 2016  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 139-143

Renaissance in orthodontics: Nanotechnology


1 Department of Orthodontics, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Ramapuram, India
2 Department of Orthodontics, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Ramapuram, India
3 Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Ashwin Mathew George
Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai - 600 077, Tamil Nadu
India
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/2349-5243.197461

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Curiosity has its own reason for existing. For thousands of years, humanity has been harnessing its curiosity into inquiry and the process of scientific methodology. If we consider technology as an engine, then science is its fuel. Science of miniaturization (nanotechnology) is manipulating matter at nanometer level and the application of the same to medicine is called nanomedicine. Nanotechnology holds promise for advanced diagnostics, targeted drug delivery, and biosensors and is believed to create advances in the field of orthodontics to a great extent. When we gain access to hold the nanorobots, we will be able to treat very rapidly a number of diseases that are a continuous threat for humanity today. The present article aims to provide an early glimpse on the impact and future implication of nanotechnology in dentistry, especially in the field of orthodontics.


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