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Received: 09 Nov 2025 | Revised: 24 Nov 2025 | Accepted: 02 Dec 2025 | Published: 08 Dec 2025

Abstract

Keywords

neutrophil polarization | immunmodulation | bioadaptive biomaterials | dental implants

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