Oral Streptococci Biofilm Formation on Different Implant Surface Topographies

Figure 4

Representative scanning electron microscopy (×10,000) in a back scattering mode (BSE) of the Streptococcus sanguinis in (a) as-machined (M) and (b) sandblasted acid-etched (SAE) surface. Note proliferation of the S. sanguinis in the pitches and notches of the SAE surface.

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