Nanomaterials in Dental Medicine

This book presents varied clinical applications of nanomaterials in dentistry ranging from diagnostics to therapeutics. it discusses role of nanomaterials in clinical applications and future needs. Contributors are international luminaries in their respective research area. The topics covered in this book are role of nanomaterials in oral and dental diagnosis, dental disease prevention, pain free dentistry, dental implantology. It also discusses the therapeutic applications of nanoparticles in oral cancer therapy. This book will be a valuable reference for researchers, clinicians, students and professionals working in the areas of nanotechnology and health sciences. It will also be of interest to the students and researchers primarily working in the field of materials science, applied chemistry, applied physics, and biotechnology.

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently the Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is also a full time professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India and the Founder Director and Professor of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaims for his work in Nanoscience, Polymer Science and Engineering, Polymer Nanocomposites, Elastomers, Polymer Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Polymer Membranes, Green Composites and Nanocomposites, Nanomedicine and Green Nanotechnology. Dr. Thomas’s groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bio nano technological and nano-biomedical sciences, have made transformative differences in the development of new materials for automotive, space, housing and biomedical fields. In collaboration with Apollo Tyres, Professor Thomas’s group invented new high performance barrier rubber nano composite membranes for inner tubes and inner liners for tyres. Professor Thomas  has received several international awards including: Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London FRSC, Distinguished Professorship from Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, MRSI medal, Nano Tech Medal, CRSI medal, Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence – 2016,Mahatma Gandhi University- Award for  Outstanding Contribution –Nov. 2016, Lifetime Achievement Award of the Malaysian Polymer Group, Indian Nano Biologists  award 2017.  He is in the list of most productive researchers in India and holds a position of No.5. Because of the outstanding contributions to the field of Nanoscience and Polymer Science and Engineering, Prof. Thomas has been conferred HonorisCausa (D.Sc) Doctorate by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France. Recently he received the National Education Leadership Award – 2017 for Excellence in Education.  Professor Thomas has published over 1400 peer reviewed research papers, reviews and book chapters. He has co-edited 137 books published by Royal Society, Wiley, Wood head, Elsevier, CRC Press, Springer, and Nova etc. He is the inventor of 15 patents. The H index of Prof. Thomas is 127 and has more than 70,000 citations. Prof. Thomas has delivered over 350 Plenary/Inaugural and Invited lectures in national/international meetings over 30 countries.Prof. Baiju R M (Orcid ID: 0000-0002-9682-3209). Dr Baiju is currently working as Professor of Periodontics, Government Dental College. He is also the post graduate Guide since 2011. He passed BDS with first rank from the Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University and MDS in Periodontics from University of Kerala. He received Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research (PGDCR) from Annamalai University and PhD in Dentistry (University of Kerala). He was awarded an international