J Dent Oral Biol | Volume 3, Issue 6 | Review Article | Open Access

Green Dentistry: A Review

Akshat Sachdeva¹, Aditi Sharma¹, Sumit Bhateja^2* and Geetika Arora³

¹Dental Surgeon, Manav Rachna Dental College, India
²Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, India
³Department of Public Health Dentistry, Inderprastha Dental College, India

^*Correspondance to: Sumit Bhateja 

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Abstract

In today’s modern world, it is utmost necessary to understand the importance of being ecofriendly in every aspect of our lives, which also includes dental practice as it has a big impact on the environment and ecosystem due to the large amount of waste produced by various dental procedures along with excessive use of water and electricity, which specifically emphasis the need to move towards ‘Green dentistry’. Green dentistry does not only mean environment friendly but is an innovation that reserves time as well as money by means of waste reduction, energy conservation and pollution deduction with the use of latest techniques and procedures thereby protecting the environment and the human from the menaces of rapid urbanization in developing countries.

Keywords:

Green dentistry; Eco-friendly dentistry; Waste management

Citation:

Sachdeva A, Sharma A, Bhateja S, Arora G. Green Dentistry: A Review. J Dent Oral Biol. 2018; 3(6): 1144.