| AgNO3 | silver nitrate |
| NaF | sodium fluoride |
| fTCP | functionalized tri-calcium phosphate |
| S. mutans | Streptococcus mutans |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| CLSM | confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| CFU | colony forming units |
| Micro-CT | micro-computer tomography |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
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