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driving us to this pathway
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. Possibly bionanomaterials of silver phosphates are a promis-
ing candidate for different dental materials purposes, like in titanium implants coatings, bone
fillings, dental varnish or sealants, toothpastes and even in dental floss covering, since they would
combine the antimicrobial action of silver and the bioactivity of phosphates
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From now, the door for future perspectives is open to welcome the readers into the “nanoworld”
to give their appropriate judgments in regard to the disadvantages and the real benefits of the use
of nanostructured biomaterials in the dental field.
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