Abstract
Functional infrared imaging has been used to study 17 patients, affected by myofascial pain, and 19 healthy subjects during maximal voluntary clenching (MCV). Aim of the study was to attempt to discriminate patients from healthy subjects through the analysis of the skin temperature distribution and its change during the clenching. The pre-stress and the post-stress temperatures were evaluated bilaterally for several regions of interest We calculated differences in temperature between sides (ΔTs) at each time (pre and post), and between times (ΔTt) for each side (left and right). Subsequently, we compared ΔTs and ΔTt between the healthy and myofascial pain groups. ΔTs was significantly higher in sufferers compared to healthy people (p
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Pages | 1188-1191 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 26 II |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Conference Proceedings - 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2004 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Sep 1 2004 → Sep 5 2004 |
Other
| Other | Conference Proceedings - 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2004 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco, CA |
| Period | 9/1/04 → 9/5/04 |
Keywords
- Clenching, diagnosis
- Functional infrared imaging
- Myofascial pain
- Temporomandibular disorders
- Thermography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering