“…These complex surface topographies, which clearly enhance implant osseointegration, may also facilitate the development of complex biofilms and impair their cleanability (Ferreira Ribeiro et al, 2016;Di Giulio et al, 2016;Song, Koo, & Ren, 2015;Violant, Galofre, Nart, & Teles, 2014;Xing, Lyngstadaas, Ellingsen, Taxt-Lamolle, & Haugen, 2015). Previous in vitro research on implant surfaces has shown that roughness, surface free energy, wettability, and degree of sterilization may affect biofilm formation, bacterial three-dimensional distribution, and antimicrobial treatment efficacy (Al-Ahmad et al, 2010;Di Giulio et al, 2016;Lin, Liu, Wismeijer, Crielaard, & Deng, 2013;Schmidlin et al, 2013;Song et al, 2015;Yeo, Kim, Lim, & Han, 2012). These studies have used specimens, such as disks or slabs containing the studied surface (Aguayo, Donos, Spratt, & Bozec, 2015;de Avila et al, 2015;Di Giulio et al, 2016;Papavasileiou, Behr, Gosau, Gerlach, & Buergers, 2015;Pita et al, 2015;Ready et al, 2015), but these specimens lack the macro-structural and topographic characteristics of the dental implants used clinical practice.…”