The study will include patients scheduled for dental treatment under intravenous sedation who fulfill at least one predefined inclusion criterion, do not meet any exclusion criteria, and for whom written informed consent is obtained from the patient or a legally authorized representative.
Conditions
Interventions
Non-invasive tympanic temperature measurement will be performed using a standard ear thermometer within routine clinical care.
Sponsors
Nagasaki University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled to undergo dental treatment under intravenous sedation who meet at least one of the following criteria and provide written informed consent (patient or legally authorized representative): 1. Adult patients (>=18 years) with decision-making capacity who provide written informed consent 2. Adult patients (>=18 years) without decision-making capacity whose legally authorized representative provides written informed consent 3. Minor patients (<18 years) judged to lack decision-making capacity whose legally authorized representative provides written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. Patients for whom tympanic temperature measurement with an ear thermometer is judged to be difficult or inappropriate 2. Patients with external ear conditions that may affect tympanic temperature measurement (e.g., otitis externa, tympanic membrane injury) 3. Patients judged by the principal investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in tympanic temperature between pre-induction and the end of surgery. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShota Tsukimoto
Nagasaki University Hospital Department of dental anesthesiology
Outcome results
None listed