“… AuNPs | 45 nm AuNPs, anti-inflammatory effect, and improve periodontal inflammation | By directly modulating hPDLCs and indirectly modulating macrophage phenotypes, AuNPs could create a microenvironment with limited inflammatory cytokine levels and reparative cytokines like BMP-2, thereby inducing PDLC differentiation, periodontal tissue regeneration, and the prevention of periodontitis progression | In vivo and in vitro | [ 70 ] |
AgNPs | 1–100 nm, smaller particle size, higher surface area, and quantum confinement effects | Using AgNPs as an alternative to topical antiseptics and antimicrobial agents, as well as in combination with other antimicrobial agents for a synergistic impact and local drug delivery during periodontal treatment, provides a window of opportunity for further study in the field. CHX and AgNPs are both potent antimicrobials that are effective against a wide range of periodontal and oral infections | In vitro | [ 55 ] |
ZnONPs | Antimicrobial properties, the absorption peak of ZnNPs was in the range of 230–330 nm | Individuals with chronic periodontitis have higher levels of ALT enzyme activity in their saliva compared to healthy controls, and ZnONPs have been shown to increase ALT enzyme activity in these individuals | 20 patients with chronic periodontitis disease | [ 98 ] |
MNPs | Simple synthesis, intrinsic antimicrobial activity, low toxicity, and high versatility | In vitro antibacterial investigations showed that antibacterial MNPs could eliminate bacterial biofilms using magnetic inductivity and the nanosize effect of NPs in conjunction with the antibacterial impact of PHMB, achieving a clearance rate of close to 80% | In vivo and in vitro | [ 118 ] |
NiNPs | Cheap enough for intensive use, antibacterial activities, and safe, NPs obtained are smaller than 25 nm with low polydispersity | All S. epidermidis clinical isolates were shown to be capable of biofilm generation in the investigation. The production of biofilm was shown to be suppressed by NiNPs. |
…”