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ArticlePolymers2022

Comparison of Titanium and PEEK Medical Plastic Implant Materials for Their Bacterial Biofilm Formation Properties.

Sonia Sarfraz, Pilvi-Helinä Mäntynen, Marisa Laurila, Sami Rossi, Junnu Leikola, Mika Kaakinen, Juho Suojanen, Justus Reunanen

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sonia SarfrazBiocenter Oulu & Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Pilvi-Helinä MäntynenPäijät-Häme Joint Authority for Health and Wellbeing, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lahti Central Hospital, 15850 Lahti, Finland.
Marisa LaurilaPäijät-Häme Joint Authority for Health and Wellbeing, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lahti Central Hospital, 15850 Lahti, Finland.
Sami RossiPäijät-Häme Joint Authority for Health and Wellbeing, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lahti Central Hospital, 15850 Lahti, Finland.
Junnu LeikolaCleft Palate and Craniofacial Centre, Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Mika KaakinenBiocenter Oulu & Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Juho SuojanenPäijät-Häme Joint Authority for Health and Wellbeing, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lahti Central Hospital, 15850 Lahti, Finland.
Justus ReunanenBiocenter Oulu & Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Päijät-Hämeen Keskussairaala · FIUniversity of Oulu · FIHelsinki University Hospital · FI

Funding

Academy of Finland 243032491Helsinki University Hospital 200230071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated two of the most commonly used CAD-CAM materials for patient-specific reconstruction in craniomaxillofacial surgery. The aim of this study was to access the biofilm formation of

Indexed as

bacterial adhesionEnterococcus faecalisEscherichia coliPEEKsalivaStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus mutanstitanium

Identifiers

PMID36146003
PMCPMC9504047
OpenAlexW4296284072

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