[Computer capillaroscopy for periodontal microcirculation assessment in patients with early atherosclerotic lesions].

ABSTRACT

The study of gingival microvessels was carried out by means of computer capillaroscopy in patients with moderate periodontal disease and early symptoms of atherosclerosis of extracranial portions of cephalic arteries. The results proved the decreased density of the capillar network in the marginal gingiva, as well as of linear and volumetric blood flow velocities drop in the arterial and venular portions of capillaries in patients with periodontal diseases combined with early atherosclerosis.