title: A morphological study of the blood vessels associated with periodontal probing depth in human gingival tissue.
abstract: Gingival tissues in human cadavers were examined the blood vessel diameter in the depths of the gingival pockets such as three groups: gingiva adjacent to a sulcus of 2 mm (Group 1); gingiva adjacent to a 2-4-mm sulcus (Group 2); and gingiva adjacent to a sulcus of > 4 mm (Group 3). A meaningful significant difference was seen observed in gingival pocket side, intermediate and outer layer side regions of the gingiva. A meaningful significant difference was seen found in intermediate part and the outer layer of the gingiva in Group 3. Other gingival biopsies were performed on a human body donation specimen to examine CD-31 positive endothelial cells of blood vessels by an immnohistochemical method. Our results suggest that the periodontal probing depth reflect the blood vessel organization of human gingival tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Nippon Dental University 1-9-20 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8159, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Kenzou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunohara
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D002196:Capillaries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1