and 4. Figure 3. Ground section of retrieved dental implant depicting lack of osseointegration and soft tissue (*) (basic fuchsin and toluidine blue staining, original magnification ×16). Figure 4. Histologic ground section of the implant retrieved from the maxilla (basic fuchsin and toluidine blue staining). (a) Broken implant showing pristine bone mostly lamellar and compact (original magnification ×16); (b) detail of the red frame shown in Figure 4a. There is an apposition of bone in close contact with the implant surface (original magnification ×40); (c) detail of the frame shown in Figure 4b. The bone tissue was mostly compact, and some osteocytes were presented in their lacunae (original magnification ×100).