Only 6% of dentists said they would recommend nanosilver toothpaste to a patient, this survey found. On the other hand, 26% would recommend against it, and fully two out of three (69%) said they don’t know enough about it to make a recommendation.
“There is not enough scientific evidence that it is more efficacious than other more proven products,” said one dentist, “and there’s some disturbing evidence that it might do harm.”
“As my professional duty to every individual I serve, I could not recommend nanoproducts without evidence-based guidelines for them,” said another. “My first duty to the person who is my patient is to do no harm.”
Read the full results from this survey: Dentists Reluctant To Recommend Nanosilver Toothpaste
In addition, you may be interested in additional articles from The Wealthy Dentist on silver nanotechnology:
- Silver Nanoparticles in Consumer Products
- Is Nano Silver the New Amalgam?
- Nanotechnology in Dentistry Could Save Us… Or Could Kill Us
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