title: Latest biomaterials and technology in dentistry.
abstract: Navigation technology is applied successfully in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Laser beams are used for caries removal. With nanodentistry, it is possible to maintain comprehensive oral health care. Nanorobots induce oral analgesia, desensitize teeth, and manipulate the tissue. They can also be used for preventive, restorative, and curative procedures. Strategies to engineer tissue can be categorized into 3 major classes: conductive, inductive, and cell transplantation approaches. Several populations of cells with stem cell properties have been isolated from different parts of the tooth.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Dentistry, Postgraduate Prosthodontics Division, 1 Kneeland Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address: Roya.Zandparsa@tufts.edu.
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zandparsa
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017076:Computer-Aided Design / Q000639:trends; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000639:trends; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials
keywords: Biomaterials; Dental; Implant; Laser; Nanotechnology; Navigation; Technology; Tissue engineering