Mechanisms of Resistance to Silver Nanoparticles in Endodontic Bacteria: A Literature Review

Joint Authors

Niño Martínez, N.
Salas-Orozco, Marco
Méndez, Fernando Torres
Jasso, Martha Eugenia Compean
Martínez-Castañón, G.
Ruiz, Facundo

Source

Journal of Nanomaterials

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-01-20

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Chemistry
Civil Engineering

Abstract EN

In recent years, the use and research in nanomaterials have increased considerably.

In dentistry, nanomaterials have been investigated in all their specialties like dental prosthesis, implantology, dental operative, periodontics, and endodontics.

The nanomaterials are investigated in the areas of dentistry due to their application in the improvement of the physical and chemical properties of conventional materials, as well as the use of the antimicrobial activity of nanomaterials such as silver nanoparticles.

Recently, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been studied for their use as an endodontic irrigator due to their high antimicrobial activity.

But little is known about the possible mechanisms of the adaptation to AgNPs by endodontic bacteria.

These mechanisms may be intrinsic (such as efflux pumps, downregulation of porins, and chromosomal resistance genes) or extrinsic (such as point and adaptive mutations and plasmids with resistance genes) adaptation systems.

In addition to this, it has been reported that coselection or coregulation of metal resistance mechanisms, as in the case of nanoparticles, is accompanied by increased resistance to various antibiotics.

For these reasons, the objective of this article is to do a review of the literature on the possible mechanisms used by endodontic bacteria to generate resistance to silver nanoparticles and the possible side effects of these mechanisms.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Salas-Orozco, Marco& Niño Martínez, N.& Martínez-Castañón, G.& Méndez, Fernando Torres& Jasso, Martha Eugenia Compean& Ruiz, Facundo. 2019. Mechanisms of Resistance to Silver Nanoparticles in Endodontic Bacteria: A Literature Review. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183020

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Salas-Orozco, Marco…[et al.]. Mechanisms of Resistance to Silver Nanoparticles in Endodontic Bacteria: A Literature Review. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183020

American Medical Association (AMA)

Salas-Orozco, Marco& Niño Martínez, N.& Martínez-Castañón, G.& Méndez, Fernando Torres& Jasso, Martha Eugenia Compean& Ruiz, Facundo. Mechanisms of Resistance to Silver Nanoparticles in Endodontic Bacteria: A Literature Review. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183020

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1183020