Thermography, an imagistic method in investigation of the oral mucosa status in complete denture wearers

摘要

In order to evaluate thermography in exploring the oral mucosa of denture wearers and dentate subjects, a pilot study was conducted where two mobile denture situations and a dentate one were analyzed using infrared thermography. Numerical values corresponding to the thermograms showed an increased temperature underneath prostheses with different distribution in oral mucosa, corresponding to the clinical picture. Thermography can be a non-invasive procedure to assess the oral mucosal status in denture wearers, which can provide important information on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases.