Open AccessA novel antimicrobial orthodontic band cement with in situ–generated silver nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Danna Mota Moreira,
James D. Oei,
H. Ralph Rawls,
Jeffrey D. Wagner,
Lianrui Chu,
Yiming Li,
Wu Zhang,
Kyumin Whang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/022314-127.1
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , streptococcus mutans , antimicrobial , silver nanoparticle , materials science , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , lactobacillus acidophilus , cement , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite material , ceramic , chemistry , dentistry , biomedical engineering , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , medicine , metallurgy , organic chemistry , bacteria , genetics , probiotic , engineering , biology
To develop an antimicrobial orthodontic band cement for the prevention of white spot lesions using a novel process that generates silver nanoparticles (AgNP) in situ.