Periodontal Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
thermography, thermal changes, periodontal disease
Brief summary
The diagnosis and differentiation between periodontal diseases are currently based on the measuring and interpretation of full-mouth clinical and radiographic criteria. Thermography is a modern non-invasive imaging method in which the infrared radiation emitted by an object allows the mapping and analysis of the exact temperature distribution on the surface of the object. The produced thermal images correlate with variations in local blood supply and tissue metabolism. Thus, suggested to be a useful rapid and non-invasive tool for the diagnosis of periodontal diseases. However, the validity of this tool compared to standard tools should be evaluated.
Detailed description
A total of 45 of consecutive patients attending the periodontology outpatient clinic will be examined using standard periodontal clinical parameters including; Plaque index (PI), Gingival index (GI), Probing depth (PD), Clinical attachment level (CAL), and standardized periapical radiograph, to identify patients with gingivitis, periodontitis, or healthy periodontium , these 45 patients will be clustered into 3 clusters consisting of 15 patients each to represent each category. The same patients will be examined using an infrared thermal camera (Fluke PTi120 Pocket Thermal Imager), the settings will be all according to the standards of infrared medical diagnosis then the acquired images will be analyzed with (Fluke SmartView IR Analysis Reporting Software and Mobile Application). The images will be interpreted to detect the temperature changes in each mm in tissues in order to determine the patients with gingivitis, periodontitis, or healthy periodontium by an investigator blinded to clinical diagnosis. Then the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of thermographic images for diagnosis of periodontal diseases will be calculated
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTinfrared thermal camera
capturing thermographic imaging of gingiva to detect thermal changes due to inflammation as a result of periodontal disease
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The patients will be enrolled into the study based on the following inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with generalized gingivitis 2. patient with generalized periodontitis . 3. patient with healthy periodontium . 4. Both genders above 18 y to 60 y .
Exclusion criteria
* The patients will not be enrolled into this study based on the following
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Determine the agreement of thermographic images for diagnosis of periodontal diseases | 1 day | Determine the agreement of thermographic images for diagnosis of periodontal diseases through the following outcomes: * Sensitivity The proportion of true positives in diseased subjects= True positives/ (true positives + false negatives) * Specificity The proportion of true negatives in non-diseased subjects= True negatives/ (true negatives + false positives). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The temperature ranges for healthy periodontium, gingivitis and periodontitis | 1 day | The temperature ranges for healthy periodontium, and for gingivitis, as well as, for periodontitis will be evaluated. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactShrouk N. Elboray, BDS
Backup ContactMahetab M. AbdalWahab, lecturer
Outcome results
None listed