01686nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653002100093653002100114653001000135653001100145653001100156653001200167653001200179653000900191653001200200653001600212653001000228100001600238700001800254700001500272245015500287856004100442300001000483490000700493520083400500022001401334       1976                            d  c1976 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAlveolar Process10aBody Temperature10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aIncisor10aleprosy10aMale10aMaxilla10aMiddle Aged10aMouth1 aRendall J R1 aMcDougall A C1 aWillis L A00aIntra-oral temperatures in man with special reference to involvement of the central incisors and premaxillary alveolar process in lepromatous leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v44n4a08.pdf  a462-80 v443 a<p>The predilection of lepromatous leprosy for body sites substantially below core temperature is well known, and within the oral cavity the premaxillary alveolar process and upper central incisor teeth are especially affected. In this study, intra-oral temperatures were recorded by means of a series of thermistor probes applied to the teeth and labial surfaces of the gums of normal subjects. The temperature distribution established showed a close correlation with the known pattern of involvement of teeth and supporting structures derived from clinical, pathological and archeological data. Relatively low temperature of the premaxillary alveolar process was demonstrated, a factor which may be of prime importance for the localization of disease in this region, as it is for other tissues in the lepromatous patient.</p>
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