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Table 3 Composition (%wt) of the surface of the healing abutment analyzed with EDS. Mean of 5 samples was presented

From: Investigation of different electrochemical cleaning methods on contaminated healing abutments in vitro: an approach for metal surface decontamination

Groups

Charges and currents

Titanium

Carbon

Others

I

+ 0.5 A

24.77

75.23

-

− 0.5 A

35.13

64.87

-

+ 1 A

62.82

37.18

-

− 1 A

84.10

15.90

-

+ 1.5 A

63.86

36.14

-

− 1.5 A

81.71

18.29

-

II

+ 0.5 A

21.48

74.14

Cu = 4.38

− 0.5 A

29.72

70.28

-

+ 1 A

50.15

39.65

Cu = 10.2

− 1 A

69.16

30.84

-

+ 1.5 A

51.05

38.11

Cu = 10.84

− 1.5 A

67.43

32.57

-

III

+ 0.5 A

32.77

67.23

-

− 0.5 A

41.04

58.96

-

+ 1 A

75.27

24.73

-

− 1 A

96.33

3.67

-

+ 1.5 A

72.37

27.63

-

− 1.5 A

96.88

3.12

-

Control

-

97.56

2.44

-