The use of thermovision in the detection of asymptomatic facial inflammation – Pilot study

• Autorzy: Mrowiec Aleksandra Małgorzata , Świątkowski Antoni , Wolnica Kamila , Cholewka Armand , Niedzielska Iwona , Wziątek-Kuczmik Daria

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DOI

10.2478/pjmpe-2024-0003

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Introduction: Asymptomatic inflammatory foci resulting from chronic dental infections or the presence of foreign bodies, e.g., in the sinuses, leading to serious local and systemic complications. These conditions, despite the absence of symptoms, are a source of bacterial, toxic, allergic, and neurogenic effects. Despite the developed radiological diagnostics in the form of pantomographic images and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), thermal imaging is increasingly mentioned as an auxiliary tool in detecting and treating inflammatory foci of the craniofacial region. It is due that thermal imaging can bring indirectly metabolic information about studied tissues and thus allow the detection of early inflammatory lesions yet not invisible on X-ray diagnostics. The purpose of the study was to apply and validate a protocol for identifying asymptomatic inflammatory foci in the maxillofacial area using thermal imaging. Material and methods: Patients referred to the institute were examined for the presence of inflammatory foci. Analysis of radiographs revealed asymptomatic foci in the maxillary sinus, which were associated with the presence of a displaced foreign body. Thermographic examinations were performed using a FLIR T540 thermal imaging camera. Results: The obtained results showed a significant temperature difference between the suspected and opposite sinus. It was also confirmed that after the foreign body was removed from the sinus the temperature showed a dynamic decrease in time. Conclusions: According to the study, thermography has the potential to become an essential diagnostic tool for inflammation of odontogenic origin. It offers non-invasiveness, safety, real-time imaging, painless and completely safe.

Słowa kluczowe

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thermography; dentistry; maxillary sinus

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 30, Iss. 1
• Strony: 18--23
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Mrowiec Aleksandra Małgorzata

• Wydział Nauk Ścisłych i Technicznych, Instytut Inżynierii Biomedycznej, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8399-7314

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Świątkowski Antoni

• Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Wolnica Kamila

• Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Cholewka Armand

• Wydział Nauk Ścisłych i Technicznych, Instytut Inżynierii Biomedycznej, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Katowice, Poland

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Niedzielska Iwona

• Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Wziątek-Kuczmik Daria

• Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).