Chitosan-Properties and Applications in Dentistry

Abstract

Chitosan is a biopolymer that has a large wound management application and biological proprieties, helping the organisms with fast healing, stimulates the cell proliferation including bacteriostatic and fungistatic particularly useful for wound treatment and as a support material to tissue engineering. The possibilities of application of chitosan are so huge and fascinating as well as not quite discovered. Proprieties of chitosan like biocompatibility, anti inflammatory and others could give promising results in periodontal care or wound healing after teeth extractions. The aim of this work is to review possible applications of chitosan in dentistry area.