Table 2 Log-transformed mean bacterial anaerobic counts (SD) of culture-positive implants for the control and test group before (Tpre) and after (Tpost) debridement and decontamination of the implant surface (intra-operative microbrush samples) : Implant decontamination with phosphoric acid during surgical peri-implantitis treatment: a RCT

author: Diederik F M Hentenaar, Yvonne C M De Waal, Hans Strooker, Henny J A Meijer, Arie-Jan Van Winkelhoff, Gerry M Raghoebar | publisher: drg. Andreas Tjandra, Sp. Perio, FISID

N = 40^a	Total anaerobic bacterial load Log-transformed mean (SD)
	T_pre	T_post	Difference	β (95% CI)^b	p value
Control	5.57 (0.93) [17]	2.25 (2.98)^c [7]^d	2.68 (3.25)	−1.39 (−3.09–0.32)	0.108
Test	5.35 (0.98) [23]	0.81 (2.25)^c [3]^d	4.19 (3.31)

Table 2 Log-transformed mean bacterial anaerobic counts (SD) of culture-positive implants for the control and test group before (T_pre) and after (T_post) debridement and decontamination of the implant surface (intra-operative microbrush samples)

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