Table 3 Optical density (OD) values of the test groups according to the cleaning procedures applied.

From: In-vitro evaluation of the effectiveness of various disinfection procedures in reducing biofilm formation on customized implant abutments of different designs

Test groups

Experimental groups

NC

Ti-base

CHX

3.065 ± 0.677

3.112 ± 0.029

EOH

1.357 ± 0.210

1.259 ± 0.004

PC

2.005 ± 0.369

1.321 ± 0.103

Ti

CHX

2.448 ± 0.413

2.499 ± 0.059

EOH

1.510 ± 0.314

1.466 ± 0.027

PC

2.517 ± 0.353

1.708 ± 0.053

Zir

CHX

2.429 ± 0.277

2.435 ± 0.010

EOH

1.768 ± 0.346

1.710 ± 0.099

PC

2.543 ± 0.280

1.830 ± 0.071

  1. Ti: Titanium, Zir: Zirconia, CHX: Chlorhexidine, EOH: Ethanol, PC: Positive control, NC: Negative control.
  2. The data were presented as the Mean ± Standard deviation.
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