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Table 6 Descriptive statistics of the EDS analysis

From: Influence of exposure of customized dental implant abutments to different cleaning procedures: an in vitro study using AI-assisted SEM/EDS analysis

Localisation

Element name

Element symbol

NP/Ntotal

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

 

Point analysis contaminations

Carbon

C

39/49

40.5

0

86.1

 

Nitrogen

N

8/49

2.6

0

22.9

 

Oxygen

O

48/49

42.1

0

82.3

 

Fluorine

F

3/49

1.5

0

30.7

 

Sodium

Na

5/49

0.2

0

3.9

 

Aluminium

Al

13/49

2.1

0

25.9

 

Silicon

Si

17/49

2.8

0

17.5

 

Phosphorus

P

1/49

0.2

0

10.1

 

Sulphur

S

8/49

1.1

0

11.2

 

Chlorine

Cl

5/49

0.7

0

13.9

 

Potassium

K

4/49

0.5

0

10.2

 

Calcium

Ca

13/49

1.2

0

8.6

 

Titanium

Ti

6/49

1.1

0

29.3

 

Chrome

Cr

3/49

0.5

0

17.9

 

Iron

Fe

2/49

1.1

0

33.3

 

Cobalt

Co

1/49

0.6

0

29.3

 

Yttrium

Y

29/49

0.9

0

2.4

 

Zirconium

Zr

48/49

10.7

0

25.3

 

Point analysis background

Oxygen

O

49/49

65.5

50.9

72.3

 

Yttrium

Y

49/49

2.8

1.9

4.6

 

Zirconium

Zr

49/49

31.7

25.3

44.5

 
  1. Decimals are rounded. All data in atomic per cent (at. %). P = Number of positive point analyses for the respective element related to all specimens