International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 3 Semi-quantitative evaluation of the subgroups showed that, 67% of the image sections could be assigned to the ++ level with the highest microbial growth, whereas 33% to the + level in the control group

From: In-vitro assessment of the efficiency of cold atmospheric plasma on decontamination of titanium dental implants

Subgroup	−		+		++		Total
Control (+)	0	0%	20	33%	40	67%	60	100%
CAP	1	2%	47	94%	2	4%	50	100%
PAG	2	4%	42	84%	6	12%	50	100%
PDT	2	4%	35	70%	13	26%	50	100%

Low colonization has been mostly detected in the CAP group

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