Doppler flowmetry as a tool of predictive, preventive and personalised dentistry
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- 作者：Liudmila Yu Orekhova (1) (2)
Anna A Barmasheva (1) - 关键词：Predictive periodontology ; Preventive periodontology ; Personalised periodontology ; Microcirculation ; Laser Doppler flowmetry ; Ultrasonic Doppler flowmetry ; Gingival blood flow ; Pulpal blood flow
- 刊名：The EPMA Journal
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：December 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：4
- 期：1
- 全文大小：254KB
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Anna A Barmasheva (1)
1. Therapeutic Dentistry Department, I.P. Pavlov Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, 6/8 Lev Tolstoy Street, Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
2. City Periodontal Center 鈥楶AKS鈥? 27 Dobrolubova Prospect, Saint-Petersburg, 197198, Russia
文摘
Periodontal lesions are considered a major problem in the global burden of oral diseases due to their high frequency and negative impact on quality of life. Periodontal inflammation is accomplished by a breakdown of microcirculatory function. Early detection of gingival microvessel dysfunction helps diagnose and prevent the progression of initial periodontal pathology. Doppler flowmetry is a useful tool in the diagnosis, monitoring, prognosis and management of periodontal patients which allows access not only of gingival blood flow but also of pulpal microcirculation. Doppler flowmeters might help to realise the ultimate target of predictive, preventive and personalised periodontology tailored with respect to the particular patient. This article highlights the main working principles of laser Doppler flowmeters and the ultrasonic Doppler flowmeters. The advances in blood flow measurement by ultrasonic flowmetry are discussed.