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sooner than later. However, financial burden in developing and applying such technologies is a
road block that requires special funding programs from major funding agencies and organizations.
12.7
Conclusions
In conclusion, the future in orthodontic treatment will rely mainly on nanotechnology should all the
current attempts succeed to its clinical application at a reasonable cost to the orthodontist and
patients. It is recommended that appropriate research funds be allocated to orthodontic and dentistry
nanotechnology research and development to help take these technologies to the clinical
trial
phase.
Acknowledgment
The author would like to thank all those who provided permission to use figures from their publications in this
chapter.
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