title: Blood flow to human gingiva measured by the 133Xe clearance technique.
abstract: Blood flow to the maxillary and mandibular gingivae was determined in 9 subjects under both normal conditions and in inflammation using the 133Xe clearance technique. A total of 36 sites (18 healthy and 18 inflamed) were selected for 133Xe injection. The clearance of radioactivity was monitored by a gamma camera. The calculated mean blood flows were 51.1 +/- 11.4 and 48.7 +/- 6.7 ml/100 g/min to the normal maxillary and mandibular gingivae, respectively. In inflamed gingiva, the corresponding mean blood flows were 55.0 +/- 13.0 and 54.7 +/- 11.7 ml/100 g/min, respectively. A statistical comparison of the healthy and diseased sites was done according to the paired t and Student's t tests. The difference between the sites was not significant (p > 0.05) in the maxilla, but significant (p < 0.05) in the mandible. There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) when the total healthy and diseased sites were compared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Taner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000098:blood supply*; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes