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    Nanobiotechnology in regenerative dental medicine
    (Nanomaterials in Dental Medicine, 2023) Adeola, Henry A
    Nanotechnology harnesses the phenomenal atomic and molecular behaviour of materials at a nanoscale size (1–100 nm) to provide solutions to a vast array of scientific applications. Although nanomaterials are commonly classified as carbon-based, organic-based, inorganic-based and composite-based, there are several other classification systems (based on chemical composition, shape, origin, dimensionality and crystallinity). The use of nanobiomaterials finds crucial use in all domains of regenerative tissue engineering, including cellular therapies (mostly stem cells), hybrid biomimetic organic–inorganic materials, as well as artificial/purely inorganic prosthetic devices. Although the field of regenerative nanomedicine has gained significant popularity, regenerative nanodentistry and its potential manifold applications in the era of precision medicine still needs to be promoted, to bring much desired advancement to the field of individualized/precision dentistry. Dental tissues like the rest of human tissues are made up of molecules, and the application of nanotechnology to molecular science will foster remarkable progress in regenerative nano-dental science problem management, leveraging molecular knowledge to improve and maintain “molecular-scale” dental health. Despite the invaluable promise of regenerative nanodentistry, ethicolegal, regulatory, privacy, metaphysical, equity, safety, social security and public acceptance issues, viz-a-viz its use, persists. Hence, this review focuses on discussing the current and potential applications of note in the field of nanobiotechnology in regenerative dental medicine.