Resumen

FUENTE HERNANDEZ, Javier de la; ALVAREZ PEREZ, Marco Antonio  y  SIFUENTES VALENZUELA, María Cristina. Use of new technologies in dentistry. Rev. Odont. Mex [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.3, pp.157-162. ISSN 1870-199X.

Nowadays, nanodentistry might seem a dream, nevertheless, science advances through nanotechnology help understand complex interrelated microworlds existing between tooth and colonizing microorganisms, these advances open as well a cosmos of possibilities which could revolutionize the world of dentistry. One of these possibilities could be found in the use of nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and the recently proposed nanorobots; all these would foster the maintenance of oral health in minute periods of time. This article is a revision of the applications of molecular engineering techniques to the dental sciences, and how these new techniques are contributing to the development of new dental materials such as nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanocomposites. These new techniques can be directly applied in the clinic and in the dental profession, they offer an array of possibilities of bearing enormous impact in conservative procedures.

Palabras llave : Nanotechnology; dentistry; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; tissue regeneration.