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Correlation Between Pulpal and Carotid Arteries Blood Flow in Two Age Groups
- Source :
- Stomatoloski glasnik Srbije. 62:130-136
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2015.
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Abstract
- Introduction Vascular network of dental pulp is supplied through common and external carotid artery and terminal dental branches that supply each pulp tissue. Age related changes of pulp tissue influence pulpal vascularization as well. The aim of this study was to compare and correlate pulpal and common and external carotid artery blood flow in young and middle age individuals of general population. Material and Methods Two groups of 10 participants were included in the study, young (20-25 years) and middle age (50-55 years) group. Pulpal blood flow (PBF) measurements on intact right and left upper central incisors were performed using laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) method. Carotid arteries blood flow was assessed using carotid ultrasonography. Results PBF levels were significantly higher in young (3.11±0.67 and 3.46±1.11, right and left upper central incisors, respectively) compared to middle age (1.93±0.47 and 2.30±0.64, right and left upper central incisors, respectively) participants (independent sample t test; p Conclusion Absence of correlation between carotid arteries blood flow and PBF suggests that reduced PBF in middle age participants was probably not due to reduced blood supply from carotid arteries but it was result of age related changes at the level of pulpal blood vessels.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study
business.industry
External carotid artery
Population
Carotid ultrasonography
030206 dentistry
Blood flow
Laser Doppler velocimetry
Middle age
stomatognathic diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
medicine.artery
Internal medicine
Cardiology
medicine
Pulp (tooth)
Maxillary central incisor
business
education
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14523701
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Stomatoloski glasnik Srbije
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e9629587483890f760cce07754f621c1