Frontiers in Surgery (Aug 2022)

Copper-containing nanoparticles: Mechanism of antimicrobial effect and application in dentistry-a narrative review

  • Xinru Ma,
  • Xinru Ma,
  • Shiyu Zhou,
  • Xiaoling Xu,
  • Qin Du

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.905892
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Copper has been used as an antimicrobial agent long time ago. Nowadays, copper-containing nanoparticles (NPs) with antimicrobial properties have been widely used in all aspects of our daily life. Copper-containing NPs may also be incorporated or coated on the surface of dental materials to inhibit oral pathogenic microorganisms. This review aims to detail copper-containing NPs’ antimicrobial mechanism, cytotoxic effect and their application in dentistry.

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