Nanomaterials in Preventive Dentistry - Bionanomaterials for Dental Applications - page 333

Chapter 11
Nanomaterials in Preventive Dentistry
Karolina Jurczyk a , * and Mieczyslawa U . Jurczyk b
a Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology Department ,
University of Medical Sciences , Bukowska 70 Street , 60-812 Poznan , Poland
b Division Mother's and Child's Health , University of Medical Sciences
Polna 33 Street , 60-535 Poznan , Poland
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Preventive dentistry is the modern way of reducing the amount of
dental treatment necessary to maintain a healthy mouth. The two
major causes of tooth loss are decay and gum disease. The better
we prevent or deal with these two problems, the more chances
people have in keeping their teeth for life. The combined efforts of
the dentist, the hygienist and the patient, can help to prevent the
need for treatment, and so to avoid the traditional pattern of illings
and extractions of teeth.
Tooth cleaning and polishing and luoride application are all part
of prevention program. Preventive dentistry has a wide range of
opportunities for studies [1, 5, 15, 16]. There are interests in child
dental health, geriatric dental health, luoride and dental health,
dental health services research, and dental labor force.
Nanotechnology will change preventive dentistry and healthcare
[7, 9, 10, 29, 30]. Current work is focused on the recent develop-