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Influence of “time of day”, pocket depth and scaling on gingival fluid flow
Author(s) -
Suppipat Nophadol,
Johansen Jan R.,
Gjermo Per
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1977.tb01882.x
Subject(s) - gingival inflammation , medicine , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , body orifice , gingivitis , anatomy , periodontitis
Gingival fluid was sampled from the orifices of the gingival crevices in five male subjects with clinically healthy gingiva. The sampling was performed at 0915 h, 1215 h and 1515 h of the same day. Variation in “time of day” did not seem to influence the rate of gingival fluid flow. A total of 144 pockets (2 11 mm) in 19 patients were sampled for gingival fluid at the orifices. The adjacent gingiva was evaluated according to the Gingival Index (GI). Gingival fluid flow was much more influenced by the degree of gingival inflammation than by pocket depth. Scaling with curettes was performed in five patients. Gingival fluid was sampled at the orifices immediately before scaling and on days 1, 14 and 28 after scaling. The flow rate decreased to a minimum on day 14 after scaling for all pocket depths and remained at almost the same level until day 28. Pockets less than 5 mm deep were more frequently without measurable amounts of fluid than pockets deeper than 5 mm on days 14 and 28.