Title
Nanobots: An endodontist saviour
Authors
Saurav Bathla1,*, Manoj Kumar Hans1, Saurav Kumar Dutta1, Shyamalima Bhattacharyya2, Anindita Talukdar3 & Sana Saifi1
Affiliation
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Department of Public Health Dentistry, Regional Dental College, SSUHS, Guwahati, India; 3Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, Regional Dental College, SSUHS, Guwahati, India; *Corresponding author
Saurav Bathla - E-mail: saurav.bathla@yahoo.com; Phone: +919927770456
Manoj Kumar Hans - E-mail: hansie51@yahoo.com; +919829779528
Saurav Kumar Dutta - E-mail: sauravd.kumar@gmail.com; +919520523814
Shyamalima Bhattacharyya - E-mail: shyamalima113@gmail.com; +919639541544
Anindita Talukdar - E-mail: anin2228@gmail.com; +919916375198
Sana Saifi - E-mail: saifi.sana1804@gmail.com; +917906926233
Article Type
Views
Date
Received August 1, 2024; Revised August 31, 2024; Accepted August 31, 2024, Published August 31, 2024
Abstract
The application of nanoparticles in the form of solution for irrigation, medication and as an additive for sealer/restorative material has been evaluated to improve the antibacterial efficacy in the field of endodontics. Recently developed nanobots are injected into the teeth to destroy pathogens and they are more effective in root canal therapy. They are helical shaped and composed of silicon dioxide with iron embedded into the silica body to provide magnetic properties. They are also able to move within the dentinal tubules and are manipulated peripherally through a low-intensity magnetic field. These nanobots can be administered into the cleaned central canal of a tooth samples which are immersed in deionized water and their motions are monitored using a near-infrared imaging technique to produce heat which is a hyperthermia-based bactericidal method which help to eradicate the surrounding pathogens.
Keywords
Dentinal tubules, Enterococcus faecalis, Magnetic field
Citation
Bathla et al. Bioinformation 20(8): 898-900 (2024)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
