Anodisation Increases Integration of Unloaded Titanium Implants in Sheep Mandible

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(a) SEM image of a control (resorbable blasting media) implant. (b) Schematic view of a sheep skull showing the site for teeth extraction and future placement of implants. (c) Location of control and test implants placed in the mandible. (d) Implants placed into an edentulous sheep mandible after surgery.

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