Crevicular temperature rises stimulated by plaque formation.
In nineteen subjects, temperatures were recorded thermo-electrically in the vestibular and proximal crevices of fifty-nine teeth. It was found that the formation of a new plaque was followed by a rise in crevicular temperature. In addition, it was found that the normal as well as the abnormal crevicular temperatures were higher in the mandible than in the maxillae.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001831:Body Temperature; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000502:physiology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013696:Temperature