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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fig. 10 | Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Fig. 10

From: Electron microscopic analysis of necrotic bone and failed implant surface in a patient with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw

Fig. 10

EDS results of patient D implant. The bone at the apical region of the fixture showed high levels of Ca (40.75%), O (31.06%), and Au (14.17%). Other detected elements were Si and Na, and a low signal of Ti was observed (1.01%) (A). The apical region of the fixture showed a significantly high percentage of Au (15.68%), Ti (67.03%), and O; Si, Ca, and Na were shown at low percentages (B). EDS analysis of the bone attached to the apical region of the bone exhibited a high percentage of Au (56.57%) and a low percentage of Ti (0.15%) (C)

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