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Laser Doppler flowmetry for clinical detection of blood flow as a measure of vitality in sinus bone grafts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11307392     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Blood flow in sinus grafts and adjacent oral tissues was investigated using Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF). Special LDF probes were inserted into pilot drill holes before the final sizing drill to prepare recipient dental implant sites in the grafted sinus after a 6-month maturation time. Patients in the study had previously undergone sinus grafting with irradiated mineralized cancellous allografts alone, which had been prepared by either hydration in saline or autogenous serum. LDF detected positive blood flow in all sites investigated. No significant differences were recorded between saline- and serum-treated grafts. However, blood flow at the superior aspect of the grafts was significantly lower than that recorded at midway and at the most inferior aspects of the sinus grafts. Sinus membrane blood flow was noted to be very low compared with bone and mucosal sites. LDF may be a useful technique in the verification of vitality in sinus grafts relative to that of adjacent oral structures.
Authors:
K Wong
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Implant dentistry     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1056-6163     ISO Abbreviation:  Implant Dent     Publication Date:  2000  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-18     Completed Date:  2001-05-31     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9206481     Medline TA:  Implant Dent     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  133-42     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
wh57@dial.pipex.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alveolar Process / blood supply
Blood
Bone Transplantation / pathology*,  physiology
Dental Implantation, Endosseous
Dental Implants
Humans
Laser-Doppler Flowmetry*
Maxilla / blood supply*,  surgery
Maxillary Sinus / blood supply*,  surgery
Mouth Mucosa / blood supply
Mucous Membrane / blood supply
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Sodium Chloride
Tissue Preservation
Tissue Survival
Transplantation, Homologous
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dental Implants; 7647-14-5/Sodium Chloride

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