title: [Temperature-dependent changes in the microcirculation of the dental pulp].
abstract: Laser Doppler flowmetry was used to study the changes in the blood flow within the dental pulp as a reaction to thermal stimuli between 17 degrees C and 57 degree C. Temperatures below 31 degrees C resulted in a reduction, temperatures above 43 degrees C in an increase in blood flow. Temperatures higher than 49 degrees C caused irreversible damage to the pulp's microcirculation. Experimental nerve blocks showed that the reactive increase is linked to the afferent rather than the sympathetic innervation of the tooth pulp.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D008833:Microcirculation
vernacular_title: Temperaturabhängige Veränderungen der Mikrozirkulation der Zahnpulpa.