A 6-year clinical assessment of electronic facial thermography

Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology
B M GrattE A Sickles

Abstract

To report the findings a 6-year clinical application of ET on patients with orofacial pain. ET was conducted (in a blinded manner) using an Agema 870 unit at 0.1 degree C thermal accuracy. A newly devised thermal classification system was applied: 'normal' when zone delta T was from 0.0 to +/-0.25 degree C, "hot' when zone delta T was > +0.35 degree C, 'cold' when zone delta T was < -0.35 degree C, and 'equivocal' when zone delta T was +/-(0.26-0.35) degree C. Study populations consisted of 164 dental patients mainly with diagnostic problems and 164 matched (control) subjects. Our prospective, matched study determined that subjects with 'hot' thermograms had the clinical diagnoses of sympathetically maintained pain, peripheral nerve mediated pain, TMJ arthropathy, and maxillary sinusitis. Subjects with 'cold' thermograms were found to have the clinical diagnoses of peripheral nerve-mediated pain and sympathetically independent pain. Subjects with 'normal' thermograms were found to have the clinical diagnosis of cracked tooth syndrome, trigeminal neuralgia, pretrigeminal neuralgia, or psychogenic facial pain. The new system of thermal classification resulted in 92% (301 of 328) agreement in classification of pain patients and ma...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1976·Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery·M ChampyJ M Schnebelen
Feb 1, 1992·The Journal of the American Dental Association·R L Merrill, S B Graff-Radford
May 1, 1991·The Journal of the American Dental Association·B M Gratt, E A Sickles
Feb 1, 1990·Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons·J M Gregg
Mar 1, 1990·Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons·J M Gregg
Oct 1, 1989·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology·B M GrattW K Solberg
Nov 1, 1984·Archives of Neurology·G H FrommJ C Maroon
Sep 1, 1984·Cephalalgia : an International Journal of Headache·P D Drummond, J W Lance
Aug 1, 1995·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics·B M GrattE A Sickles
Jun 1, 1995·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics·D Canavan, B M Gratt
Dec 1, 1994·Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons·A H Friedlander, B M Gratt

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 21, 2012·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·D S HaddadE S Arita
May 24, 2015·Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research·Krzysztof WoźniakDagmara Piątkowska
Jul 21, 2017·Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology·Anna Lis-ŚwiętyLigia Brzezińska-Wcisło
Feb 2, 2019·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·Diana MacianskyteRimas Adaskevicius
Feb 20, 2016·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·Denise Sabbagh HaddadEmiko Saito Arita
Feb 6, 2020·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Miguel Pais ClementeJosé Manuel Amarante
Jun 15, 2017·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·Iwona NiedzielskaZbigniew Puszczewicz
Aug 26, 2018·Dentistry Journal·Miguel Pais ClementeJosé Manuel Amarante
Jun 21, 2019·Journal of Oral Science·Toshiya EndoMasutaka Mizutani
Sep 1, 2006·Photomedicine and Laser Surgery·H FikáckováJ Lesák
Jun 5, 2021·Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine·Andre MoreiraMaria Helena Figueiral
Sep 27, 2005·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics·Barton M Gratt, Michael Anbar

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.