Chitosan Use in Dentistry : A Systematic Review of Recent Clinical Studies

This study aims to highlight the latest marine-derived technologies in the biomedical field. The dental field, in particular, uses many marine-derived biomaterials, including chitosan. Chitosan that is used in different fields of medicine, is analyzed in this review with the aim of highlighting its uses and advantages in the dental field. A literature search was conducted in scientific search engines, using keywords in order to achieve the highest possible number of results. A review of randomized controlled trials (RCT) was conducted to evaluate and process all the relevant results for chitosan and oral health. After a screening and a careful analysis of the literature, there were only 12 results highlighted. Chitosan performs different functions and it is used in different fields of dentistry in a safe and effective way. Among the uses of chitosan, we report on the remineralizing property of chitosan which hardens tissues of the tooth, and therefore its role as a desensibilizer used in toothpastes. According to our systematic review, the use of chitosan has shown better surgical healing of post-extraction oral wounds. Furthermore, some studies show a reduction in bacterial biofilm when used in dental cements. In addition, it has antibacterial, antifungal, hemostatic and other systemic properties which aid its use for drug delivering.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Marine drugs - 17(2019), 7 vom: 17. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cicciù, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Fiorillo, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Cervino, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9012-76-4
Biocompatible Materials
Chitosan
Dental Cements
Dental material
Dentistry
Journal Article
Marine drugs
Oral surgery
Systematic Review
Toothpastes

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.03.2020

Date Revised 05.03.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/md17070417

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299321223