Biodegradable and Biocompatible Polymeric Materials for Dentistry Applications

Abstract

The ongoing review assembles particulars regarding the diverse biodegradable polymeric materials, also which are specified by sole criteria of biocompatibility that are utilized for diagnosis and treatment needed in dentistry. Natural polymeric substrates are conjunct with various other bioactive molecules or polymers, which strikes off limitations of the former yielding an emerging composite modeled to attain the form of encapsulated microspheres, hydrogels, membranes, nanofibers, and scaffolds. The sustainability of particular polymeric material in the biomedical stream such as dentistry is decided by evaluating aspects, such as the extent of immunogenicity on employing, degradability time versus functionality time, noncytotoxicity, and performance on respective treatment. Enormous materials have been modeled, which have proven their viability in treating dental conditions, like chronic periodontitis, microbial attacks like bacterial and fungal infections, and bone deterioration, also in the controlled discharge of oral drugs. © 2022 Scrivener Publishing LLC.