Does a temperature gradient exist across the mucogingival junction?
On the assumption that the colour difference between attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa is accompanied by a temperature difference, twenty subjects with a high standard of oral health were studied. Five points on either side of the mucogingival junction were examined by means of a thermocouple probe. A mean difference amounting to about 2/3 degrees C was found between the surface temperatures of the two structures.
D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D013821:Thermometers