Dental materials articles within Nature Communications

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  07 October 2022 | Open Access

  Nanoparticulate cell-free DNA scavenger for treating inflammatory bone loss in periodontitis

  Periodontitis is a common type of inflammatory bone loss, and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) can be a major source that enhances the periodontal tissue destruction. Here, the authors show that a cfDNA-scavenging approach is able to ameliorate periodontitis by using nanoparticulate cfDNA scavenger.

  • Hanyao Huang
  • , Weiyi Pan
  •  & Kam W. Leong

• Article
  12 March 2020 | Open Access

  Piezo-catalysis for nondestructive tooth whitening

  Tooth whitening has attracted significant interest; however, most techniques are potentially destructive. Here, the authors model the replacement of standard abrasives in toothpaste with piezoelectric particles for catalytic degradation of organic stains and report less damage than hydrogen peroxide treatment.

  • Yang Wang
  • , Xinrong Wen
  •  & Yaojin Wang