Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Clínica Odontológica, Marqués de los Vélez s/n, 30008 Murcia, Spain.
Collaborate Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Clínica Odontológica, Marqués del los Vélez s/n, 30008 Murcia, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 22;19(15):8903. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19158903.
Thermography is an imaging technique based on the acquisition and analysis of thermal data. The present study evaluates the use of tongue infrared thermography (IRT) as a tool for the diagnosis of burning mouth syndrome (BMS).
An IRT study was carried out in patients diagnosed with BMS according to the criteria of the International Association for the Study of Pain ( = 32) and in healthy controls ( = 35). Burning sensations, dry mouth and taste disturbances were assessed, and three temperature values were recorded for each tongue surface (dorsal, right lateral, left lateral and tip), along with body temperature and environmental temperature.
A statistically significant difference was recorded in the temperature of the dorsal surface of the tongue between the BMS group and the controls ( = 0.01). The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.731 (95% CI: 0.402-0.657; = 0.003). The sensitivity and specificity obtained was 62% and 77%, respectively.
Infrared thermography appears to be useful as a complementary tool for the diagnosis of BMS, though further studies are needed in this field.
热成像技术是一种基于获取和分析热数据的成像技术。本研究评估了舌红外热成像(IRT)作为诊断灼口综合征(BMS)的工具的应用。
对根据国际疼痛研究协会标准诊断为 BMS 的患者(n=32)和健康对照者(n=35)进行了 IRT 研究。评估了烧灼感、口干和味觉障碍,并记录了每个舌面(背、右侧、左侧和舌尖)的三个温度值,以及体温和环境温度。
BMS 组和对照组的舌背温度存在统计学显著差异(P=0.01)。曲线下面积(AUC)为 0.731(95%CI:0.402-0.657;P=0.003)。获得的灵敏度和特异性分别为 62%和 77%。
红外热成像似乎可用作 BMS 诊断的辅助工具,但该领域仍需要进一步研究。