Titanium surface modification and its effect on the adherence of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>: an <i>in vitro</i> study

Abstract

Adhesion of P. gingivalis to titanium was inhibited at surface roughness levels below those generally encountered for implant collars/abutments (R(a) 350 nm). Considerations of these findings may be beneficial in the production of titanium implants in order to reduce bacterial colonisation.