Database Search
PubMed
(n = 2,414) 		(("dental implant" [Title/Abstract] OR "dental implants" [MeSH Terms] OR "Implant material" [Title/Abstract] OR "Dental Implant-Abutment Design" [MeSH Terms] OR "Implant material" [Title/Abstract] OR "Implant Surface" [Title/Abstract] OR "dental devices" [Title/Abstract] OR "dental abutments" [MeSH Terms] OR "titanium" [MeSH Terms]) AND ("Biofilms" [MeSH Terms] OR "Biofilm" [Title/Abstract] OR "Dental Deposits" [MeSH Terms] OR "Dental plaque" [MeSH Terms] OR "Plaque" [Title/Abstract] OR "bacterial adhesion" [MeSH Terms] OR "bacterial colonization" [Title/Abstract] OR "oral bacteria" [Title/Abstract] OR "bacteria" [MeSH Terms] OR "bacterial count" [Title/Abstract] OR "Bacterial Load" [MeSH Terms] OR "bacterial attachment" [Title/Abstract] OR "Microbiology" [MeSH Terms] OR "colony count, microbial" [MeSH Terms] OR "microbial" [Title/Abstract] OR "microorganisms" [Title/Abstract] OR "subgingival colonization" [Title/Abstract] OR "initial colonization" [Title/Abstract]) AND ("in vivo" [Title/Abstract] OR "humans" [Title/Abstract] OR "human" [Title/Abstract] OR "patient" [Title/Abstract] OR "patients" [Title/Abstract] OR "volunteers" [Title/Abstract] OR "volunteer" [Title/Abstract])
Scopus
(n = 4,032) 		(TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "dental implant" OR "dental implants" OR "Implant material" OR "Implant material" OR "Implant Surface" OR "dental devices" OR "dental abutments" OR "titanium" ) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "Biofilms" OR "Biofilm" OR "Dental Deposits" OR "Plaque" OR "bacterial adhesion" OR "bacterial colonization" OR "oral bacteria" OR "bacterial count" OR "Bacterial Load" OR "bacterial attachment" OR "Microbiology" OR "colony count" OR "microbial" OR "microorganisms" OR "subgingival colonization" OR "initial colonization" ) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "in vivo" OR "humans" OR "human" OR "patient" OR "patients" OR "volunteers" OR "volunteer" ) AND NOT TITLE-ABS-KEY ( in AND vitro ) AND NOT TITLE-ABS-KEY ( review ) )
Web of Science
(n = 1,603) 		(TS=("dental implant" OR "dental implants" OR "Implant material" OR "Implant material" OR "Implant Surface" OR "dental devices" OR "dental abutments" OR "titanium" ) AND TS=("Biofilms" OR "Biofilm" OR "Dental Deposits" OR "Plaque" OR "bacterial adhesion" OR "bacterial colonization" OR "oral bacteria" OR "bacterial count" OR "Bacterial Load" OR "bacterial attachment" OR "Microbiology" OR "colony count" OR "microbial" OR "microorganisms" OR "subgingival colonization" OR "initial colonization" ) AND TS=( "in vivo" OR "humans" OR "human" OR "patient" OR "patients" OR "volunteers" OR "volunteer") NOT ALL=(review) NOT ALL=("in vitro")) AND (DT==("ARTICLE"))