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Effects of age, sex, and blood pressure on the blood flow velocity in dental pulp measured by Doppler ultrasound technique
Author(s) -
Kim Dohyun,
Park SungHo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
microcirculation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1549-8719
pISSN - 1073-9688
DOI - 10.1111/micc.12302
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , diastole , sphygmomanometer , anterior teeth , blood flow , ultrasound , dentistry , doppler ultrasound , cardiology , orthodontics , radiology
Objective To examine the effects of age, sex, and BP on the PBFV in human maxillary anterior teeth. Methods A total of 332 maxillary anterior teeth from 95 participants were included. The age and sex of each subject were recorded. The systolic and diastolic BPs were measured by a digital sphygmomanometer. The PBFV of each tooth was measured by a Doppler ultrasound system with a 20 MHz transducer. Results Among the variables, only systolic BP demonstrated a significant association with the PBFV . There were significant decreases in the PBFV with the groups of lower BP ( P <.05). Age, sex, and tooth type were not significantly associated with the PBFV . Conclusions Within the limitations of this study, it is considered that the PBFV increases with an increase in systolic BP . Age, sex, and tooth type had no significant effect on the PBFV of maxillary anterior teeth.