title: Sulcular exudate flow in gingival inflammation.
abstract: Sulcular exudate flow measurements were obtained from 45 subjects and compared to the clinical as well as histologic degrees of inflammation. The results of this investigation demonstrated no statistically significant difference between exudate flow and the clinical degree of inflammation while demonstrating a statistically significant difference between exudate flow and the clinical assessment of inflammation. It was proposed that current clinical indices do not accurately reflect the microscopic degree of gingival inflammation.
mesh_terms: D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010512:Periodontal Index