Table A2.

Mean vascular density of specific oral measurement points and regions. Due to the limited visualization of the lamina propria for the inner cheek and the hard palate, vascularization by major vessels of both regions could not be determined.

Measurement Point/Region	Vascularization
MP1	$0.42\pm 0.10$
MP2	$0.44\pm 0.12$
MP3	$0.38\pm 0.09$
MP4	$0.39\pm 0.11$
MP5	$0.39\pm 0.12$
MP9	$0.81\pm 0.20$
MP10	$0.83\pm 0.17$
MP11	$0.81\pm 0.16$
MP13	$0.33\pm 0.08$
MP14	$0.37\pm 0.10$
MP15	$0.34\pm 0.11$
MP16	$0.19\pm 0.07$
Labial mucosa	$0.39\pm 0.10$
Alveolar mucosa	$0.41\pm 0.13$
Sublingual mucosa	$0.82\pm 0.17$
Soft palate and oropharynx	$0.34\pm 0.09$
Palatine tonsils	$0.19\pm 0.07$