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Table 4 Overview on mean weight percentages of chemical elements of the different implant surfaces without and after treatment procedures regarding the groups

From: Effectivity of homecare and professional biofilm removal procedures on initial supragingival biofilm on laser-microtextured implant surfaces in an ex vivo model

Implant surfaces

spCPTi

sehCPTi

CPTi Promote

LL CPTi

LL TAV

Native samples

 Mean Ti %

90.14

75.68

91.19

88.11

81.00

 Mean O%

9.86

 

8.81

8.41

8,16

 Mean Na %

 

13.76

   

 Mean Cl %

 

10.56

   

 Mean N %

   

3.48

1.90

 Mean Al %

    

6.73

 Mean V %

    

2.21

Air abrasive device using glycine powder

 Mean Ti %

64.11

65.56

67.82

53.66

60.62

 Mean O %

10.72

10.80

9.30

14.65

11.00

 Mean C %

11.65

6.18

8.12

15.57

7.24

 Mean N %

13.52

17.46

14.76

16.12

16.29

 Mean Al %

    

4.85

Toothbrush

 Mean Ti %

66.05

45.87

23.82

49.51

42.05

 Mean O %

8.60

13.50

18.86

16.69

15.78

 Mean C %

11.21

29.42

40.79

24.61

26.20

 Mean N %

14.14

11.21

16.53

9.19

13.12

 Mean Al %

    

2.85

  1. spCPTi smooth pickled titanium, sehCPTi hydrophilic smooth and acid-etched titanium, CPTi Promote titanium Promote, LL CPTi Laser-Lok titanium, LL TAV Laser-Lok titanium aluminium vanadium