Histological slides were digitally scanned (Panoramic 250, 3Dhistech, Budapest, Hungary) for histological examination. Foreign body tissue reactions, infiltration of inflammatory cells, connective tissue infiltration, residual implant materials, and the presence of small blood vessels were examined [41 (link)]. The evaluation was performed under three representative high-power fields (magnification, ×40) for each section and three sections per sample [39 (link),40 (link),41 (link)].
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