Figure 5.
Morphology and chemical composition of the surface of extracted miniscrews. A, Field emission scanning electron microscope images of (a, c) UT and (b, d) APH samples in (a, b) 3 weeks and (c, d) 6 weeks after insertion. B, Corresponding results by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer.
UT, Untreatment; APH, anodization, cyclic precalcification and heat treatment.