Peri-implant junctional epithelium cell, SEM

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Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a human junctional epithelium cell adherent to a dental abutment in late telophase of cell mitosis. This illustrates a cell at the front of the newly forming junctional epithelium. The flat form of the cell supports its adherence to the metallic surface, whereas the numerous filopodia at the cell's periphery allow for cell migration. During the installation of a dental implant, the junctional epithelium will be destroyed and must be regenerated. This is established by cells that migrate from the oral epithelium to the abutment surface and proliferate apically. Magnification: x2,500 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © PETER SCHUPBACH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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