Chitosan biomaterials application in dentistry

E Fakhri, H Eslami, P Maroufi, F Pakdel… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer derived from deacetylation of chitin and it has been
investigated with interdisciplinary approaches for multitude applications. Chitosan …

Chitin and chitosans: Characteristics, eco-friendly processes, and applications in cosmetic science

C Casadidio, DV Peregrina, MR Gigliobianco, S Deng… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Huge amounts of chitin and chitosans can be found in the biosphere as important
constituents of the exoskeleton of many organisms and as waste by worldwide seafood …

Application of chitosan in bone and dental engineering

A Aguilar, N Zein, E Harmouch, B Hafdi, F Bornert… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a deacetylated polysaccharide from chitin, the natural biopolymer primarily
found in shells of marine crustaceans and fungi cell walls. Upon deacetylation, the …

Cosmetics and cosmeceutical applications of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives

I Aranaz, N Acosta, C Civera, B Elorza, J Mingo… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Marine resources are well recognized for their biologically active substances with great
potential applications in the cosmeceutical industry. Among the different compounds with a …

Advances in novel therapeutic approaches for periodontal diseases

MM Haque, K Yerex, A Kelekis-Cholakis, K Duan - BMC Oral Health, 2022 - Springer
Periodontal diseases are pathological processes resulting from infections and inflammation
affecting the periodontium or the tissue surrounding and supporting the teeth. Pathogenic …

Natural polymers for the maintenance of oral health: Review of recent advances and perspectives

A Paradowska-Stolarz, M Wieckiewicz… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The success of modern dental treatment is strongly dependent on the materials used both
temporarily and permanently. Among all dental materials, polymers are a very important …

The importance of chitosan coatings in dentistry

A Paradowska-Stolarz, M Mikulewicz, J Laskowska… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
A Chitosan is a copolymer of N-acetyl-D-glucose amine and D-glucose amine that can be
easily produced. It is a polymer that is widely utilized to create nanoparticles (NPs) with …

Novel bioactive and therapeutic dental polymeric materials to inhibit periodontal pathogens and biofilms

M Chi, M Qi, P Wang, MD Weir, MA Melo, X Sun… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Periodontitis is a common infectious disease characterized by loss of tooth-supporting
structures, which eventually leads to tooth loss. The heavy burden of periodontal disease …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of selected polysaccharides and proteins in dentistry: A review

A Alsalhi - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last ten years, remarkable characteristics and a variety of functionalities have been
created in biopolymeric materials for clinical dental applications. This review gives an …

Investigation on solution-to-gel characteristic of thermosensitive and mucoadhesive biopolymers for the development of moxifloxacin-loaded sustained release …

R Sheshala, SY Quah, GC Tan, VS Meka… - Drug Delivery and …, 2019 - Springer
The objectives of present research were to develop and characterize thermosensitive and
mucoadhesive polymer-based sustained release moxifloxacin in situ gels for the treatment …