Figure 1.
Changes in the average surface roughness of each specimen.
Figure 2.
Changes in the XRD patterns of each specimen.
Figure 3.
Temperature changes on the surface during each exposure.
Figure 4.
Changes in the contact angle of each specimen after titania treatment.
Figure 5.
Changes in the absorbance of methylene blue staining for each specimen after titania treatment.
Figure 6.
Adherence of Porphyromonas gingivalis to each specimen.
Percent adherence with exposure to that without exposure after titania treatment.
Figure 7.
Chronological changes of cell proliferation in each specimen after titania treatment.
Figure 8.
Histological views 1 month after implantation of titania-treated specimens.
Arrows: new bone formation.
Figure 9.
Bone contact ratio 1 month after implantation of titania-treated specimens.
Figure 10.
New bone formation area around the specimen 1 month after implantation of titania-treated specimens.