SEM of Retrieved Etched Screw Implant 3 Weeks After Placement: A Case Report

SEM of Retrieved Etched Screw Implant 3 Weeks After Placement: A Case Report
Implant Dentistry. 13(3):257-261, September 2004.
Guiha, Rami DDS, MS *; Caffessse, Raul DDS, MS; Odont, +; Llambes, Fernando DDS
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Abstract:
A case report of a retrieved etched screw implant 3 weeks after implant placement is presented. The implant was rinsed and placed in formalin solution and sent to the lab for scanning electron microscope qualitative analysis of the surface coating. Bone fragments and bone matrix could be observedon the etched surface. However, they were not present on the machined portion of the implant.
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