Figure 4

3 D Visualization with Micro-Computed Tomography (Institute of Applied Structure- and Microanalysis (ASMA), University of Mainz). Section of high-resolution micro-computed tomography scan for a retrieved conventional dental titanium implant (a-c). Internal structures are reconstructed as a set of flat cross sections, which were used to analyse the three dimensional morphological parameters of the implant with bone contact zones (a). Blue indicates bone architecture, red shows areas of direct bone-to-implant contact, while green indicates areas of no implant-bone interface (b-c).