Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials

Table 1

Antimicrobial activity of AgNPs-containing dental materials.

Material studied	AgNPs concentration	Antimicrobial effectiveness	Reference
Composite resin	0.028 wt%, 0.042 wt%, 0.088 wt%, 0.175 wt%	Good inhibitory activity against S. mutans, at 0.042 wt%	[25]
Adhesive system	0.1 wt%	Reduction of CFU for total microorganisms, total streptococci, and S. mutans	[41]
Adhesive system	0.05 wt%	Reduction of CFU and acid lactic production for; S. mutans	[32]
Primer and adhesive	0.05 wt%	Good inhibitory activity against total microorganisms, total streptococci, and S. mutans	[42]
Acrylic resin	1 µg/mL	Reduction on C. albicans adherence	[43]
Acrylic resin	0.05 vol%, 0.5 vol% and 5 vol%	Good efficacy against C. albicans, at 5 vol%	[44]
Tissue conditioner	0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0% and 3.0%.	Antimicrobial properties against S. mutans and; S. aureus at 0.1% and against C. albicans at 0.5%	[21]
Intracanal irrigant	0.005%	Bactericidal effect against E. faecalis	[20]
Gutta-percha	Not mentioned	Significant effect against E. faecalis, S. aureus,; C. albicans and E. coli.	[45]
MTA	1 wt%	High antimicrobial effect against E. faecalis, C. albicans,and P. aeruginosa	[19]
Titanium implants	0.5 M, 1.0 M, 1.5 M, 2.0 M	Prevention of S. aureus adhesion for up to 30 days	[23]
Titanium implants	3.16 × 10^−2 mg Ag/mL	Reduction of P. aeruginosa adhesion	[22]