Fig. 3

Representative SEM images of bracket base at 10 kx: no treatment (A); after traditional alumina sandblasting (B); and after sandblasting with silica-modified Al2O3 particles (C).

Representative SEM images of bracket base at 10 kx: no treatment (A); after traditional alumina sandblasting (B); and after sandblasting with silica-modified Al2O3 particles (C).