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Thermographic findings related to facial pain : a survey of 40 subjects |
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| Author: | Rytivaara, Riina1,2; Näpänkangas, Ritva2,3; Kainulainen, Tiina3; |
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1Department of Dental Imaging, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland 2Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 3Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
4Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 2.5 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2023062861107 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Informa,
2021
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| Publish Date: | 2023-06-28 |
| Description: |
AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to assess how thermography findings relate painful symptoms and signs of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Methods: Thermography, combined with chewing of paraffin wax, was performed on 40 subjects. The results were analyzed according to gender and pain-related TMD symptoms and clinical signs. Results: The overall temperatures after chewing were higher in TMD patients than in controls. For females, the most significant findings were the thermal increase between the relaxed state and subjects’ state after chewing in temporal and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) regions. For males, all calculated parameters demonstrated a poor ability to discriminate TMD from controls. Conclusion: Thermography could be a potential tool in diagnostics of female TMD patients. The results suggest that the thermal information assessed in specific facial areas could help to discriminate TMD patients from non-TMD patients and could be used to quantify the pain associated with TMD. see all
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CRANIO® |
| ISSN: | 0886-9634 |
| ISSN-E: | 2151-0903 |
| ISSN-L: | 0886-9634 |
| Issue: | Online first |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08869634.2021.1894859 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1080/08869634.2021.1894859 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
313 Dentistry 217 Medical engineering |
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| Funding: |
This study has been financially supported by VTR research grants from Oulu University and Medical Imaging, Oulu University Hospital. |
| Copyright information: |
© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |