Smart materials in dentistry

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Author Details : Ruchi Srivastava*, Pushpendra Kumar Verma

Volume : 8, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 193-197

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijce.2023.037

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Abstract

Smart materials are the result of recent developments in dental materials. One of the most enduringly useful and dependable materials is bioactive material. Since there has never been a material in dentistry that is perfect in every way and satisfies all standards for a superlative material, smart materials have been developed in an attempt to find the perfect material, which could eventually lead to smart dentistry. Materials classified as "smart" have the ability to modify their properties under regulated conditions in response to various stimuli, including pH, temperature, moisture, stress, and electric or magnetic fields. When a substance detects a signal from its surroundings and responds to it in a practical, dependable, repeatable, and typically reversible way, that material is said to exhibit smart behavior. The ability of intelligent behavior to revert to its initial condition even in the absence of a stimulus is one of its most crucial characteristics. These qualities are useful in a number of industries, including dentistry.
 

Keywords: Bioactive material, Responsive materials, Smart ceramics, Resin­modified glass ionomer

How to cite : Srivastava R, Verma P K, Smart materials in dentistry. IP Indian J Conserv Endod 2023;8(4):193-197

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