Relation between Dental Implant Joint Surfaces and Biofilm Formation

Pereira J^1,2, Tavares FP³, Lima KC³, Carreiro AFP³, Henriques B⁴, Silva FS⁴, Nascimento RM³, Lopez-Lopez J¹ and Souza JCM^4,5*

¹Faculty of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

²School of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences (FCS), University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Portugal

³Department of Dentistry, Rio Grande do Norte Federal University, Natal/RN, Brazil

⁴Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

⁵Post-Graduation Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil