“…In the past a great number of investigative works have been performed in an attempt to elucidate the microvasculature of the periodontal structures. Perfusion and injection techniques utilizing certaiti dyes, silicotie or colloid materials have been reported by Keller and Cohen (1955), Goldman (1956), Schubaok and Goldman (1957), Kindlova and Matena (1959), Cohen (1960), Adams (1962), Bernick (1962), Boyer and Neptune (1962), Castelli atid Dempster (1965) and Egelberg (1966a). Biomicroscopy has also been employed to examine particularly the gingival microcirculation (Staple 1955, Forsiund 1959, Staple and Copley 1959, Franke 1960, 1964a, 1964b, 1964c, and Kamijo et al 1964.…”