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Levels of the studied species in teeth and implant samples. (a) samples form tooth; (b) samples from implant; S. enterica ssp.: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi; *Significant difference between teeth and implants at 7 days, p <0.05, Mann-Whitney test; †Significant difference between teeth and implants at 30 days; ‡Significant difference between teeth and implants at 120 days; # Significant difference between teeth and implants at 180 days; §Significant difference within the group along time, Friedman test.