Open AccessSEM of Retrieved Etched Screw Implant 3 Weeks After Placement: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Rami Guiha,
Raul Caffessse,
Fernando Llambés
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/01.id.0000136913.75268.92
Subject(s) - implant , scanning electron microscope , materials science , dentistry , bone matrix , biomedical engineering , medicine , composite material , surgery , anatomy , cartilage
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 observed on the etched surface. However, they were not present on the machined portion of the implant.