A REVIEW ON THERMOGRAPHY IN DENTISTRY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 10
Abstract
The study and application of biothermal process to assess health or disease is termed as Thermology and the imaging and visual evaluation of these thermal changes is termed “Thermography.” Over the years, a variety of devices have been employed to measure body temperature. More recently with the advancement of technology, thermography as a tool has progressed into a beneficiary device in diagnosis. Thermography is a non-contact, non-destructive and non-invasive investigative method that utilises the heat from an object to detect, display and record thermal patterns and temperatures across the surface of the object. Variation in temperature distribution is attributed to variation in blood supply in various pathologies. Thermography is used to detect malignancies of the maxillofacial region, vitality of teeth, craniofacial neuralgia, TMJ disorders and chronic orofacial pain to list a few. This article highlights the basic principles of thermography and its beneficial role in maxillofacial medicine.
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Lakshmi P. S, Shashi Kiran M, Tatu Joy E
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