Advances of chitosan and its derivatives in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases.
- Author:
Yanling CHEN
1
;
Li ZHANG
1
;
Linglin ZHANG
1
;
Kun WANG
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: antibacterial; chitosan; chitosan derivative; prevention and treatment of oral diseases; remineralization
- MeSH: Anti-Infective Agents; Chitosan
- From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2021;37(7):2322-2333
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide that is widely used in food, textile, cosmetics, and medical industries. In the field of stomatology, chitosan and its derivatives are widely used in the treatment of many common oral diseases due to a variety of excellent biological properties, such as anti-infection, drug-loading, remineralization and osteogenesis. This review summarized the latest advances in the biological properties of chitosan and its derivatives, as well as their applications in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases.
