A light and laser scanning microscopy study of bone/hydroxyapatite-coated titanium implants interface: Histochemical evidence of unmineralized material in humans
✍ Scribed by Piattelli, Adriano ;Trisi, Paolo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 900 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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✦ Synopsis
The authors describe a light and laser scanning microscopy study of hydroxyapatite-coated titanium implants retrieved from humans. A histochemical technique, using von Kossa and basic fuchsin, allowed clear differentiation between mineralized bone and unmineralized bone matrix. The bone-hydroxyapatite (HA) interface presented variable features: in some areas the miner-alized bone was directly apposed to the HA surface, while in others an unmineralized red-stained material, probably osteoid, was interposed. Laser scanning microscopy confirmed these findings showing a thin layer of fluorescent material at the interface.