Assessment of bone/implant interface through SEM

Luciano Mayer, Fabrício Poletto Massotti, Fernando Vacilotto Gomes

Images taken with the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) of the interface between bone and Nanotite™ implant (Biomet 3i®), with twenty-one days of osseointegration. It is observed the intimate contact of bone with titanium nano-textured surface, as well as calcification of the collagen matrix and bone extensions created toward the surface of the implant.

How to cite: Mayer L, Massotti FP, Gomes FV. Assessment of bone/implant interface through SEM. Dental Press Implantol. 2012 July- -Sept;6(3):32-3.

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