Assessment of Implant Surface Changes due to instrumentation with different tips for ultrasonic-driven debridement

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Assessment of Implant Surface Changes due to instrumentation with different tips for ultrasonic-driven debridement

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Background

To assess the changes of implant surfaces of different roughness after instrumentation with ultrasonic-driven scaler tips of different materials.

Methods

Experiments were performed on two moderately rough surfaces (I – Inicell® and II – SLA®), one surface without pre-treatment (III) and one smooth machined surface (IV). Scaler tips made of steel (A), PEEK (B), titanium (C), carbon (D) and resin (E) were used for instrumentation with a standardized pressure of 100 g for ten seconds and under continuous automatic motion. Each combination of scaler tip and implant surface was performed three times on 8 titanium discs. After instrumentation roughness was assessed by profilometry. Morphological changes were assessed by scanning electron microscopy, and element distribution on the utmost surface by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.

Results

The surface roughness of discs I and II were significantly reduced by instrumentation with all tips except E. For disc III and IV roughness was enhanced by tip A and C and, only for IV, by tip D. Instrumentation with tips B, D and E left extensive residuals on surface I, II and III. The element analysis of these deposits proved consistent with the elemental composition of the respective tip materials.

Conclusion

Instrumentation by ultrasonic-driven tips changes implant surfaces of different roughness significantly. The least change of implant surfaces might result from resin or carbon tips on machined surfaces.

Dentistry

dental implants

ultrasonics

titanium

debridement

Oral biofilms are considered the primary etiologic factor for both, periodontitis and peri-implantitis [1–3]. To disable the virulent effects of biofilms on the host organism mechanical debridement, aiming at removal or at least destruction of the biofilm architecture, is accepted gold standard and crucial step in periodontal and peri-implant therapy [4, 5].

For mechanical biofilm debridement a broad range of methods and instruments are at the clinician’s disposal, from simple hand scalers to electrically driven sound- and ultrasonic-driven instruments and finally sophisticated powder abrasive devices [6–8].

Of the above, ultrasonic tips unite the major benefits of an easy usage due to electrically generated micro-movements of the tips in often tight periodontal and peri-implant defects on one hand [9, 10] and rather low acquisition costs on the other hand. As a result these instruments are available in most dental practices. Therefore they are the first choice for many clinicians when treating periodontal or peri-implant infections.

While ultrasonic instrumentation is an uncomplicated measure for periodontal defects, for the treatment of peri-implantitis however one major problem exists concerning these devices: Since titanium alloys are rather soft materials, mechanical debridement with tips of hard materials like steel or titanium have been reported to change the elaborate surface topography of the pristine implant [11, 12]. Such changes refer to surface characteristics like roughness and hydrophilic properties, which can negatively affect healing in terms of osseo-integration when a regenerative approach is considered [13, 14] and may abet bacterial recolonization of formerly smooth surfaces [15]. Furthermore, the possible immunologic reaction to titanium particles, which are abraded from the implant by instrumentation and end up in the peri-implant tissues, is still a matter of scientific discussion [16]. Therefore, softer materials have been proposed for ultrasonic-driven tips that are used for implant surface debridement with the aim to avoid injury of the original surface morphology. Such tips, made from resin, carbon or polyether ether ketone (PEEK), have been shown to better conserve the original titanium structure [16–18]. On the other hand however, these tips themselves have been reported to abrade on rough titanium surfaces and leave behind abraded tip material on the implant surface[19]. This might go along with undesired effects like quick re-colonization by biofilm or directly by triggering further inflammation in terms of foreign body reaction to the leftover residuals [20, 21]. Though it is difficult to directly compare the potential impairing effect of either change in titanium surface morphology or the possible risk of tip residuals after debridement a comprehensive assessment of the implant surface after instrumentation with currently available ultrasonic tips is of relevant interest for the clinician. It was therefore the aim of the study to assess the changes of the surface morphology in terms of roughness using contact profilometry and to detect potential residuals from tip materials by means of electron microscopic imaging. Furthermore, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy was used to assess the elementary composition on the implant surfaces before and after instrumentation.

Null hypothesis

The null-hypothesis was that the different tips would change surface roughness to the same degree without leaving tip residuals on the titanium surface.

Experimental settings

For the treatment with the ultrasonic-driven tips the hand grip of the respective instrument was fixed in a steel holder, which allowed for vertical hinge movement (see Fig. 1). Instrument tips were placed in contact with the horizontally placed titanium disc with the tip axis tangentially to the titanium surface. A constant pressure of the tip on the titanium surface of 100 g was set using an accuracy weighing machine (Mettler Delta Range PC 440, Mettler-Toledo, Greifensee, Switzerland) and by adjusting the position of a copper weight on the steel holder.

Instrumentation was performed on four different types of titanium discs, displaying different surface morphologies and titanium alloys.

I Inicell implant surface (Thommen Medical, Grenchen, Switzerland)
II SLA® surface (Roxolid Straumann, Basel, Switzerland)
III Surface without pretreatment (Thommen Medical, Grenchen, Switzerland)
IV Machined implant surface (Roxolid Straumann, Basel, Switzerland)

During the 10 s of instrumentation with fixed ultrasonic devices, discs were kept in standardized circular movement generated by an orbital shaking unit for laboratory use (IKA Vibrax VXR, IKA, Staufen, Germany) at 180 Hz. During instrumentation, discs were kept under copious water irrigation.

Surface treatment was executed 3 times on non-overlapping areas of each disc.

On each implant surface, ultrasonic treatment was performed with the following tips: Steel (A), PEEK (B), titanium (C), carbon (D) and resin (E) (see Table 1).

Table 1

Tips and corresponding ultrasonic devices used for the different intrumentations
Group	Tip	Label	Device	Manufacturer	Power setting	Tracer elements
0	Controls (no instrumentation)
A B C D E	Steel PEEK Titanium Carbon Resin	PL3 PI IP2R PH1 SofTip	miniPiezon miniPiezon Newtron P5XS Newtron P5XS Cavitron + Powerline	EMS¹ EMS¹ Acteon¹ Acteon¹ Dentsply³	2/10 2/10 5/20 2/20 7/22	Fe, Cr C, O Ti C C, O, S
¹EMS SA., Nyon, Switzerland,²Acteon (Newtron P5XS, Merignac, France), ³Dentsply professional, Pennsylvania, USA
In the column “Tracer elements” the elements detected in the respective tips by EDX are listed.

Power settings of the ultrasonic devices were adjusted to the manufacturers’ guidelines for the specific tips (see Table 2).

Table 2

Roughness parameters for untreated and differently instrumented surfaces
Disc I	Ra [µm]	Rz [µm]	Rt [µm]
0 A B C D E	1.37 ± 0.14 A 0.57 ± 0.09 B 0.88 ± 0.17 C 0.76 ± 0.18 D 1.03 ± 0.13 E 1.37 ± 0.17 A	7.33 ± 0.56 A 3.40 ± 0.61 B 4.48 ± 0.69 C 4.43 ± 0.87 C 5.15 ± 0.75 D 6.90 ± 0.78 A	8.60 ± 0.90 A 4.30 ± 0.90 B 5.42 ± 0.91 C 5.95 ± 1.43 CD 6.25 ± 1.09 D 8.27 ± 1.03 A
Disc II
0 A B C D E	1.30 ± 0.14 A 0.58 ± 0.14 B 0.99 ± 0.25 C 0.74 ± 0.23 D 1.10 ± 0.17 C 1.33 ± 0.21 A	7.33 ± 0.82 A 3.34 ± 0.76 B 4.03 ± 0.83 C 4.89 ± 0.96 D 5.48 ± 0.83 C 6.94 ± 1.22 A	9.01 ± 1.40 A 4.33 ± 1.12 B 6.05 ± 1.33 C 5.24 ± 1.48 BC 6.75 ± 1.14 C 8.87 ± 2.11 A
Disc III
0 A B C D E	0.40 ± 0.07 A 0.54 ± 0.10 B 0.39 ± 0.07 A 0.59 ± 0.18 B 0.35 ± 0.05 A 0.37 ± 0.04 A	2.48 ± 0.40 AB 2.82 ± 0.42 B 2.26 ± 0.45 AD 3.18 ± 0.83 C 2.04 ± 0.30 D 2.22 ± 0.31 AD	3.10 ± 0.57 AB 3.47 ± 0.69 B 2.78 ± 0.65 A 4.44 ± 1.31 C 2.55 ± 0.46 A 2.84 ± 0.53 A
Disc IV
0 A B C D E	0.04 ± 0.01 A 0.42 ± 0.08 B 0.05 ± 0.03 A 0.36 ± 0.18 C 0.06 ± 0.02 A 0.04 ± 0.02 A	0.02 ± 0.07 A 2.30 ± 0.49 B 0.36 ± 0.16 A 2.21 ± 0.90 B 0.40 ± 0.16 A 0.30 ± 0.11 A	0.26 ± 0.08 A 2.87 ± 0.61 B 0.45 ± 0.18 A 3.51 ± 1.75 B 0.53 ± 0.30 A 0.40 ± 0.15 A
Disc I – Inicell, Disc II – SLA, Disc III – non pretreated, Disc IV – machined
0 – non instrumented surface, A – steel, B – PEEK, C – titanium, D – Carbon, E – resin
Ra – arithmetic mean deviation of the profile
Rz - maximum height of profile, Rt – range of assessed profile points of the assessed surface profile
Different bold capitals indicate significant differences (valid only in the same box)
With regard to Disc 2: Roughness parameters were assessed in parallel direction to the processing direction of the machined surface.

Each treatment, i.e. each ultrasonic tip on each of the titanium surfaces, was repeated 8 times.

Profilometric analysis

After instrumentation discs were removed from the setting without touching the instrumented surface, and the discs were dried by airflow.

The surface morphology of both, treated and untreated surfaces was then assessed using a contact profilometer (Taylor Hobson, AMETEK GmbH, Weiterstadt, Germany). On each disc, five profiles were taken on both, untreated and treated surfaces over a preset distance of 1000 µm. As for the machined surface (IV), which displayed continuous parallel grooves in the direction of pre-instrumentation, the test distances were orientated in the direction of the grooves. To characterize the surface morphology three surrogate parameters for surface roughness were assessed, of which Ra indicates the arithmetical mean deviation, Rz the maximum height of profile and Rt the range of assessed profile points of the assessed surface profile.

Analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Scanning electron microscope images (GeminiSEM450, Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) of the original and instrumented surfaces were generated in order to assess any change of the surface topography. Images were made at 15 kV and 200pA with a working distance of 11.8–12.2 mm and at 500- and 10.000-fold magnification.

Analysis by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX)

To trace and characterize residual particles that might be left on the sample energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX-MaxN, Oxford instruments, High Wycombe, UK) of the tips and of treated and untreated surfaces was performed. On this behalf, discs and tips were sputter-coated with a gold layer of 3.0 nm. A mapping at a 500-fold magnification of randomly chosen disc areas for the assessment of the percental carbonium distribution was performed. For more specific analysis of potentially contaminated areas, five randomly placed scan spots along a scanning line and in a distance of 150 µm from one another were placed and element analysis was performed in the point-and-id mode. The same analysis was done on untreated surface areas, which served as controls.

Statistics

For the surrogate parameters of surface roughness, means and standard deviations were calculated for the different groups. After checking for normal distribution of the data parametric one-way ANOVA analysis with Bonferroni correction for multiple testing was performed to assess possible intragroup differences. The level of significance was set at 0.05.

Sample numbers

Five different instrument tips driven by their corresponding ultrasonic devices were tested on 4 different kinds of titanium discs. With eight samples per tip/disc combination, a total of 160 samples were assessed, on which the instrumentation was performed threefold.

Contact profilometry

The untreated surfaces displayed different degrees of roughness with Ra values varying from moderately rough with 1.37 ± 0.14 µm of disc I and 1.30 ± 0.14 µm of disc II, 0.40 ± 0.07 µm for the surface without pretreatment of disc III to finally the rather smooth machined surface with 0.04 ± 0.01 µm for disc IV.

Regarding all surrogate roughness parameters (Ra, Rz and Rt) the surfaces of disc I and II (ultra-rough) were smoothened significantly by instrumentation with all tips except the resin tip (E), which did not significantly change the surface roughness. For the surface without pre-treatment of disc III and the machined disc IV Ra was only changed by tip A (steel) and C (titanium) and, only for disc III, Rz was changed by tip D (carbon) (see Table 3).

Table 3

Volume percentage of elements originally present on the untreated surface and elements which appear after instrumentation
	Ti	Zr	O	C	fe %	te
Disc I 0 A B C D E	88.0 ± 13.6 83.0 ± 16.2 80.7 ± 18.3 86.1 ± 8.6 78.1 ± 24.0 63.1 ± 31.7	0 0 0 0 0 0	5.4 ± 4.8 6.4 ± 2.1 9.3 ± 5.1 10.5 ± 5.8 18.1 ± 20.5 7.2 ± 4.3	6.1 ± 8.5 1.5 ± 0.2 9.6 ± 15.3 3.1 ± 2.6 12.0 ± 18.3 27.7 ± 26.5	Al 9.9 Fe 39.1, Cr 5.4 - - S 8, Ca 3 S 6	Ca, Si - Al, Ca, Si, Fe Si, Ca - Ca
Disc II 0 A B C D E	73.3 ± 11.5 56.5 ± 6.6 71.0 ± 15.8 78.2 ± 4.5 62.3 ± 30.9 38.1 ± 35.7	12.9 ± 2.9 12.6 ± 0.4 12.1 ± 3.3 13.3 ± 0.7 10.9 ± 5.5 6.9 ± 6.6	9.2 ± 9.2 8.3 ± 5.2 8.1 ± 6.3 6.8 ± 3.7 6.2 ± 2.0 6.2 ± 4.9	8.7 ± 11.1 1.9 ± 0.7 8.3 ± 11.7 1.7 ± 0.9 14.6 ± 24.2 44.2 ± 33.6	- - - - - S 14.0	S, Ca - Ca, Al, S, Na, Si - - Si, Ca
Disc III 0 A B C D E	74.7 ± 16.7 84.6 ± 9.9 73.7 ± 19.2 88.5 ± 5.1 58.1 ± 17.7 44.2 ± 35.4	0 0 0 0 0 0	16.5 ± 9.5 9.0 ± 4.0 10.8 ± 4.6 8.8 ± 4.0 19.4 ± 10.3 17.9 ± 10.5	2.7 ± 1.5 1.9 ± 0.7 12.6 ± 15.2 1.9 ± 0.5 12.8 ± 15.9 21.4 ± 23.3	Al 27 Fe 9.8, Al 10.3, Cr 1.5 Al 9.5 Al 5.7, S 13, Ca 12, Al 5, Si 2.0 Al 51, S 6	Ca, Si - Ca, Si Si - Ca, Na, Si
Disc IV 0 A B C D E	77.7 ± 2.7 78.8 ± 5.3 79.4 ± 2.2 77.0 ± 4.9 77.4 ± 3.5 73.0 ± 13.4	13.9 ± 1.9 12.3 ± 2.2 12.9 ± 0.8 14.5 ± 2.8 12.9 ± 1.2 35.0 ± 44.2	7.1 ± 10.2 6.0 ± 3.7 5.4 ± 2.1 5.2 ± 1.7 7.3 ± 3.3 3.9 ± 0.5	3.3 ± 1.4 1.7 ± 1.6 2.3 ± 0.5 3.1 ± 1.6 2.4 ± 1.0 7.6 ± 9.7	- Fe 3.2 - - - -	- - - Fe, Ca - Ca, S, B
Disc I – Inicell , Disc II – SLA, Disc III – non pretreated, Disc IV – machined 0 – non instrumented surface, A – steel, B – PEEK, C – titanium, D – Carbon, E – resin Ti – Titanium, Zr – zirconium, O – oxygen, C – carbon, fe – foreign metals > 1.0%, te – traces of foreign elements

SEM imaging

SEM pictures were taken to optically assess the change of the surface topography. Generally, steel and titanium tips showed a completely flattened surface and a loss of the typical morphology of the moderately rough surfaces while the same tips changed the aspect of the surface of disc III and IV, optically leaving the surface very similar to the instrumented discs I and II, thus independently from the initial disc roughness.

Treatment with tip B slightly flattened the moderately rough surfaces while leaving minor scratches on the machined surface but none on the surface without pretreatment (III).

While disc I did not display any residual materials after instrumentation, all other surface types showed such after instrumentation with tip B, D and E (Fig. 2).

EDX assessment

On untreated Roxolid discs (II and IV), primarily Ti (73.3–77.7%), Zr (13–14%), O (7–9%) and C (3–9%) were detected, while there were only minor contaminations by S and Ca. The moderately rough surfaces and the non pretreated Thommen surface (disc I and III) showed higher amounts of Ti (75–88%), a slightly lower concentration of O (5–16%) and C (3–6%) than the respective untreated surfaces. Considerable amounts of Al (up to 9% and 27%, respectively) were found on these surfaces, too, and spurs of Ca and Si.

After instrumentation with tip B, D and E (PEEK, carbon and resin), the concentration of especially C rose for the moderately rough surface and the surface without pretreatment, but did not change markedly for the machined. Likewise, element mapping images for the element carbon of both areas show higher amounts of carbon in areas instrumented with PEEK (B), carbon (D) and resin (E) tips on the moderately rough surface and the one without pre-treatment, but not on the machined surface (IV). The amount and number of “foreign” elements were enhanced at the same time.

After treatment with steel tips Fe was detectable on the rough and non-pretreated Thommen surface (disc I and III) and – to a lower degree – on the machined Roxolid surface (IV), but not on the SLA surface (II) (see Table 4 and Fig. 2).

Ultrasonic driven instruments can change the surface characteristics of titanium implants either in terms of surface roughness or in terms of residual particles from the instrument tips’ material. The present study assessed such changes induced by tips made of different materials on discs with implant surfaces of different roughness.

While tips of hard instruments like steel and titanium and – to a lower degree – PEEK changed the surface roughness in terms of a flattening of moderately rough surfaces and roughening of machined surfaces, soft tip materials like carbon, resin and - to a lower degree - PEEK, tended to leave abraded material on moderately rough surfaces and the surface without pre-treatment, but not on the machined surface.

Therefore, both aspects of our null hypothesis were rejected.

Combining the findings from the different assessment methods, ie. SEM imaging and contact profilometry, both techniques indicate in accordance: Originally moderately rough surfaces, Inicell® and SLA®, lost their typical surface characteristics due to the instrumentation with steel, titanium and PEEK, while the surrogate parameters Rx, Rz and Rt decreased significantly. On the other hand, the machined surface with a low roughness as measured in the direction of the striation caused by the machining process, reached the same roughness as the formerly moderately rough surfaces after instrumentation by the same tips. In this regard it is important to note, that the Rz values measured on the pristine implant surfaces are in accordance with the values published so far [22–25].

Regarding the change of roughness, the different surrogate parameters Ra, Rz and Rt were generally in accordance. That means, that significant changes were found for all parameters in the same experiments, indicating that mean deviation, maximum height and the range of the profile were changed in the same way. This finding reflects that no tip left behind a surface that was characterized by especially deep scratches. The only respective exception was the change of Rz (but not Rt and Ra) on the Thommen surface without pretreatment (III) after instrumentation with carbon, and the change on the machined surface (IV) treated with titanium tips for Ra (but not Rt and Rz). Therefore, few accented carbon particles that were detected by the contact profilometer might serve as an explanation of the above case. For the machined surface the different values for the surrogate parameters indicate an extremely homogenous – though roughened - surface after instrumentation by titanium.

The moderately rough surface however, though not changing the surrogate parameters significantly due to instrumentation, optically displayed quite a similar appearance in the SEM images like the before-mentioned surfaces after instrumentation. These findings are in line with previous studies aiming to assess the effect of ultrasonic driven steel tips on implant surfaces [24, 25].

Likewise, the findings of the SEM images are reflected by the EDX analysis: Soft tips like PEEK, carbon and especially resin left considerable amounts of abraded material on the rough titanium surfaces. Element analysis revealed that the composition of the residuals complies with the respective tip materials, which were assessed in a pre-study EDX assessment (see Table 1, right column). High levels of Al on the pristine Thommen surfaces might be explainable due to the packaging, since the discs were shipped wrapped in aluminium foil.

Since the aim of the study was the simulation of the clinical situation, instrument settings regarding the intensity (“power settings”) were adjusted according to the manufacturers’ guidelines. Thus, the analysis regarding roughness surrogate parameters, optical assessment of the tips and SEM imaging and EDX analysis do not allow for a direct comparison of the single experiments, i.e. discs and tip materials. However, the outcomes reflect a comparison of the potential changes caused by different systems in the way they are clinically used for implant debridement. Even though the absolute pressure was accurately set to 100 g before the experiment started, differences regarding the relative pressure of the tip on the titanium surface must be considered for two reasons: First, since the different tips differ in size of the pristine tips. Also, tips of soft materials abraded much more which would have quickly resulted in a greater contact area between tip and implant surface. Both observations have a direct impact on the relative contact pressure though the total load on the tips was standardized.

To estimate and compare possible negative effects of either changed surface roughness or remnants from tip material is difficult, since corresponding data from clinical studies are still missing. Changing moderately rough surfaces means to drive down the surface wettability and - contemporaneously – the biocompatibility of the surfaces [26–28]. Which means a decisive disadvantage for bone healing, however, may be an advantage if surfaces remain exposed to the oral flora, where smoother surfaces are less prone to biofilm adhesion [29–31]. Of course, the same principle is valid for the opposite: Roughening rather smooth surfaces like machined surfaces might facilitate biofilm adhesion. Since this kind of surface is used in the implants’ neck area, this issue is of special importance: Treating the area close to the so-called emergence profile with ultrasonic tips of hard materials such as steel or titanium might therefor abet the occurrence of mucositis as a direct reaction of biofilm accumulation. Moreover, particles of the titanium surface, which are displaced into the adjacent peri-implant mucosa by instrumentation with tips from hard materials have been reported to favor a detrimental shift in the adjacent biofilm ^[32] and aggravate peri-implant inflammation ^[33].

Using soft tip materials, considerable amounts of debris were found on the rough implant surfaces. According to the EDX analysis, the elemental composition of these coincides with the material of the respective tips. Though so far no impairing effect of such residuals has been clinically proven and the material itself is not toxic, a concept that would replace biofilm contamination by remnants from foreign material on the surface is not plausible. The smooth implant surfaces, however, were less affected by residual particles. Therefore, the use of such tips made from softer materials like resin or carbon on machined areas – typically located at the implants’ neck – seems rather unproblematic.

Translating the meaning of findings of the present in-vitro study for the clinical situation, some limitations of the present design have to be considered:

First, no screw-shaped implants but discs with the respective surfaces have been used in order to standardize both instrumentation and assessment of the surfaces. Cylindrical implant geometry and threads however constitute surface features that might change the assumptions with regard to homogeneous flattening and abrasion considerably. Then, the present study provides no data regarding whether and to which extent biofilm removal from the surfaces is possible with the respective ultrasonic driven tips. Previous studies, however, showed that biofilm removal is basically possible with ultrasonic tips [34] and that ultrasonic debridement may be part of a clinically successful mucositis treatment [35]. Ronay et al. revealed, however, in a series of vitro-studies that ultrasonic debridement even with steel tips is heavily limited especially in tight peri-implant defects on one hand and in the area under the threads of screw-shaped implants on the other hand [36, 37]. Furthermore it should be considered that biofilm colonization itself might influence the abrasion process on the rough surfaces.

Another limitation of the present study is the settings of the EDX assessment. Element analysis was not performed over the entire treated area. The respective scan would have needed weeks of processing time with the device used in the current experiment. Instead, EDX was performed in 5 measuring points on each instrumented and pristine implant surface. The analysis does therefore not depict a “true” distribution of the mean of different elements’ volume percentage on the surface, but an estimate based on numerous spots that were – however - determined by a standardized protocol. This is the reason why the EDX results were not tested for significant differences.

Hard tip materials like steel and titanium change the surface roughness of rough titanium surfaces while softer tip materials like carbon or resin abrade on rough surfaces. PEEK tips displayed both disadvantages but less pronounced than the other materials. Accordingly, and within the limitations of this in-vitro assessment in mind, the least change on implant surfaces might result from resin or carbon tips on machined surfaces.

Carbon

Calcium

EDX

energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

foreign metals

kilo Volt

Oxygene

pico Ampere

PEEK

Polyetheretherketone

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Not applicable for the present in-vitro study

Consent for publication

Not applicable

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests

Funding

Implant discs with different roughness were provided by Straumann AG (Basel, Switzerland) and Thommen Medical (Grenchen, Switzerland).

Instrument tips were provided by Acteon (Merignac Cedex, France) and EMS S.A. (Nyon, Switzerland).

Authors' contributions

PS worked out the conceptual design, supervised the experiments and wrote the text. SW performed the experiments and the assessment of the surface roughness and helped with writing. BG supervised the experiments, performed the SEM and EDX analysis and revised the text. TA helped with conceptualization and revised the text.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Claudia Cucuzza for her continuous support during instrumentation and assessment of the samples.

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Assessment of Implant Surface Changes due to instrumentation with different tips for ultrasonic-driven debridement

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