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Nanotechnology applications in medicine and dentistry
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This paper provides an early glimpse of nan technology applications in medicine and dentistry to illustrate their potentially far-reaching impacts on clinical practice and narrates the safety issues concerning nanotechnology applications.Abstract:
Nanotechnology, or nanoscience, refers to the research and development of an applied science at the atomic, molecular, or macromolecular levels (ie molecular engineering, manufacturing) The prefix "nano" is defined as a unit of measurement in which the characteristic dimension is one billionth of a unit Although the nanoscale is small in size, its potential is vast As nanotechnology expands in other fields, clinicians, scientists, and manufacturers are working to discover the uses and advances in biomedical sciences Applications of nanotechnology in medical and dental fields have only approached the horizon with opportunities and possibilities for the future that can only be limited by our imagination This paper provides an early glimpse of nanotechnology applications in medicine and dentistry to illustrate their potentially far-reaching impacts on clinical practice It also narrates the safety issues concerning nanotechnology applicationsread more
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