Page 16 - Effects of radiotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy on oral microcirculation Renee Helmers
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Chapter 1
Figure 1. Handheld vital microscopy image of mandibular gingiva.
Figure 2. Handheld vital microscopy image of buccal mucosa.
In the sublingual region, capillary loops are also present but since the epithelium is thin the capillary loops are less visible and the underlying vascular bed arranged as a horizontal vascular network is visible instead in the reticular layer of the lamina propria [Fig. 3].
Figure 3. Handheld vital microscopy image of sublingual mucosa.
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