Nanotechnology Inspires Next-Generation Dental Materials

October 20, 2015

(Eurekalert) – Have a cavity? Ask your dentist about filling it with a mixture of nanoparticles including silica and zirconia. These white fillings (known as nano-composite resins) resemble teeth better than their metal alternatives and are less likely to come loose or fracture teeth. This is just the beginning argue Brazilian scientists in a review of “nanodentistry,” published October 19 in Trends in Biotechnology.