Nanocomposite Dental Cement Produced in Iran for Tooth Restoration
“Nanocomposites are the latest generation of dental composites that enjoy higher strength and resistance than other composites,” Nazanin Farhadyar, the managing director of the knowledge-based ‘Nano Pouyesh Yekta Nano’ company, told ANA.
“Conventional non-nano zinc phosphate cements are not antibacterial and are less hard than other cements due to their low thickness, but the nano zinc phosphate composite made in our company has high anti-bacterial and anti-corrosion properties and is used as a dental cement for orthodontics, bridges and restoration,” she added.
Development and production of nano materials, different types of special and custom nano catalysts, nano absorbents, nano fibers, natural polymer nano capsules, and metal nano oxides, and holding specialized courses in the field of commercialization of nano products, start-up of new nano technologies and safety of nano materials are other activities of the knowledge-based company.
Dental cements have a wide range of dental and orthodontic applications. Common uses include temporary restoration of teeth, cavity linings to provide pulpal protection, sedation or insulation and cementing fixed prosthodontic appliances.
Recent uses of dental cement also include two-photon calcium imaging of neuronal activity in brains of animal models in basic experimental neuroscience.
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