Figure 3.
Group A. PTG particles were missing in some areas, partial cortical closure was present, bone formation was evident around the base of the particles and between them, and inflammatory tissue was detected at the coronal aspect of the particles. Toluidine blue staining, magnification ×5. CT, connective tissue or its space; IT, inflammatory tissue; MB, mature bone; NB, new bone; PTG, porous titanium granule.