Abstracto

Carbon Nanotubes in Orthodontics

Anitha Alageshan, Akhter Husain, Raghavendra Kini and Nillan Shetty

In orthodontics, almost 12-60% of applied force is lost due to friction. This can have an overall affect in the efficiency of treatment, resulting in increased treatment time and compromised treatment results caused due to loss of anchorage. Carbon nanotubes are being recently experimented in various fields of science because of their wide variety of applications. Due to its superior mechanical properties it could be employed in orthodontics in the near future. With the introduction of carbon nanotubes in orthodontics, both patient and clinician would be benefited. As a clinician, predictive treatment outcome will be possible with decreased chair side time and better treatment outcome. As a patient, the treatment duration will be considerably reduced which is always advantageous.