Scanning electron microscopic study of the reaction of human bone to a titanium implant.
An endosteal implant which had been functional had to be removed from the mandible after 13 months; this implant was made available for investigation in the scanning electron microscope. It was seen that an ankylotic bond between bone and implant had been achieved under natural loading conditions.
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D014025:Titanium