Functional characterization of collaterals in the human gingiva by laser speckle contrast imaging.
Réka FazekasEszter MolnárZsolt LohinaiElek DinyaZsuzsanna TóthPéter WindischJanos VagPublished in: Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) (2019)
Blood flow in the attached gingiva shows spatial differences. Our findings corroborate the apicocoronal orientation of blood circulation. Periodontal and papillary collaterals may have little role in the blood supply of the adjacent attached gingiva under physiological conditions.