Abstract
Alginates are the biodegradable natural biopolymeric group of alginic acid salts extensively exploited in the designing of various pharmaceutical dosage forms to deliver drugs. Alginates have also been used by the dental practitioners for over years as dental biomaterial. Many successful attempts have been accomplished for the use of sodium alginate as well as modified alginates to improve their usefulness for the delivery of drugs in the dentistry. The present chapter intends to thoroughly discuss on the applications of alginate-based systems for the drug delivery in the dentistry to treat various dental disorders.
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