Smart Materials– astute aspects of Dentistry - a review

Materials are considered to be Smart when they possess the ability to change their physical properties in a specific manner in response to specific stimuli. In this paper we discuss various materials in dentistry which possess ldquoSmartnessrdquo as they have various properties which can be altered in controlled fashion by stimuli such as stress temperature moisture pH electric or magnetic field.As we progress towards innovation and to improve technology we should utilize all the materials which have smartness by chance and also design existing materials to incorporate smartness in them.