Evaluation of Efficacy of a New Custom-Made Pulse Oximeter Dental Probe in Comparison With the Electrical and Thermal Tests for Assessing Pulp Vitality

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Velayutham Gopikrishna ◽  
Kush Tinagupta ◽  
Deivanayagam Kandaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Thermal Tests ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Pulp Vitality

In Vivo Evaluation of Customized Pulse Oximeter and Sensitivity Pulp Tests for Assessment Of Pulp Vitality

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Divya S Sharma ◽  
Shikha Mishra ◽  
Naveen Reddy Banda ◽  
Sneha Vaswani
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Pulse Oximetry ◽  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
In Vivo Evaluation ◽  
Thermal Tests ◽  
Valuable Adjunct ◽  
Pulp Vitality ◽  
Group 2

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test a customized pulse oximeter (CPO) for evaluation of pulp vitality in primary and permanent teeth against clinical diagnosis (vital and untreated non-vital) in order to expand its clinical use for pulp preservation. Study design: CPO was evaluated on intact primary and permanent central or lateral incisor (CI, LI) teeth-vital (group 1, 20n each); untreated non-vital (group 2, 10n each) and; root filled non-vital (group 3, 10n each) of children 4–12 years according to inclusion/ exclusion criteria. For each patient CPO was first applied on finger followed by vitality tests in following sequence-electrical, pulse oximetry and thermal tests. Results: Mean oxygen saturation (%SpO2) in permanent and primary–vital teeth was 88.78% & 87.77% respectively; non-vital teeth was 74.67% & 75.00% respectively; and in all root filled teeth was 0%. Tooth and finger oxygen saturation values showed strong positive relationship in vital primary or permanent teeth and; no correlation in untreated non-vital primary or permanent teeth. The accuracy rate of thermal pulp test and pulse oximetry was 100% and for electrical pulp test it was 90% for permanent and 86.67% for primary teeth. Conclusion: The CPO tested in this study proved to be a valuable adjunct for diagnosing pulp vitality by objective means.

scholarly journals Diagnostic accuracy of dental pulse oximeter with customized sensor holder, thermal test and electric pulp test for the evaluation of pulp vitality: an in vivo study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamachari Janani ◽  
Ajitha Palanivelu ◽  
Raghu Sandhya
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Cold Test ◽  
Thermal Test ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Pulp Vitality ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Irreversible Pulpitis

Background: the efficiency of the diagnostic aids plays an important role in the treatment plan. This study aims to assess the diagnostic accuracy of dental pulse oximeter with a customized sensor holder, thermal test and electric pulp tester in assessing the actual pulp status and to evaluate the oxygen saturation level in control healthy teeth, non-vital and teeth with irreversible pulpitis. Material and methods: thirty-seven single canal teeth requiring endodontic therapy were included in the study. The selected teeth were tested with dental pulse oximeter, electric pulp test, cold spray, and heated gutta percha stick. Between each test a time lag of 2 minutes was allowed for the central sensitization to occur.  Three blinded operators were involved in the study. The actual status of the pulp was evaluated after the initiation of endodontic treatment. To assess the actual pulp status direct visual examination of access cavity as performed. The data was statistically analysed using (ANOVA) Analysis of Variance and Post-hoc Tukey test. Results: sensitivity of pulse oximeter, heat test, cold and electric pulp test, was 100, 25, 50, and 12, respectively. The specificity of these tests was 100, 72 81, and 77, respectively. The ANOVA showed that there was statistical difference between all the groups (p=0.0005). Post-Hoc Tukey revealed that there was statistical difference among all the groups, nonvital group (p=0.0005), control group (p=0.01) and for irreversible pulpitis (p=0.01). The overall diagnostic accuracy of pulse oximeter was 100% followed by cold test 66%, heat test to be 49% and electric pulp test to be 45%. Conclusion: the custom-made holder used in the present study aided in providing accurate response for pulp vitality testing. In this study the diagnostic accuracy was high with dental pulse oximeter followed by cold, heat and the least was electric pulp tester in different pulpal conditions.KEYWORDS Cold test; Heat test; Oxygen saturation; Pulse oximeter; Vitality tests.

Evaluation of a pulse oximeter and customized probe for pulp vitality testing

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Kahan ◽  
Kishor Gulabivala ◽  
Martin Snook ◽  
Derrick J. Setchell
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Pulp Vitality

scholarly journals Evaluation of pulp vitality using a pulse oximeter in patients undergoing radiotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma or rhinopharynxcarcinoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e107101119342
Author(s):  
Rafael Paiva Lopes ◽  
Eduardo Akisue ◽  
Vitor Cesar Nakamura ◽  
Celso Luiz Caldeira ◽  
Érico de Mello Lemos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pathological Changes ◽  
Immature Teeth ◽  
Oxygenation Level ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pulp Vitality ◽  
Effects Of Radiation

The oral cavity is highly susceptible to pathological changes due to the deleterious effects of radiation (RI) on tissues exposed during radiotherapy (RT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using pulse oximeter (PO) as a diagnostic instrument for assessing the pulp oxygenation level (%SpO2) of immature teeth previously exposure to IR. Pulp oxygenation saturation was evaluated in fifteen children or adolescent patients (Group RT) that received previous IR, 6.01 years ago (SD 4.08 years), and fifteen patients without a history of neoplasms or previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy (CO group). As result, the mean %SpO2 measured in Group RT and Group CO was 86.06% (SD 1.61%) and 91.11% (SD 0.87%), respectively. Conclusions: The use of the pulse oximeter adapted for dentistry for pulpal vitality evaluation in patients who received radiotherapy is feasible showing lower level of SpO2 than that of the control group (p<0.05).

Assessing Inflammatory Status of Pulp in Irreversible Pulpitis Cases with Pulse oximeter and Dental Hemogram

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 314-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shikha Mishra ◽  
Divya SSharma ◽  
Chitra Bhusari
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Oximetry ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Blood Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Inflammatory Status ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
And Control ◽  
Irreversible Pulpitis

Objective: This study evaluated pulse oximetry and dental hemogram in teeth with the clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis (IP) to assess the inflammatory status of the pulp. Study design: The study and control groups (30n each) had teeth with IP and sound teeth respectively. Patients in the study group had night pain with or without pain on mastication (NM, N). Blood oxygen saturation (%SpO2) was recorded with a custom made pulse oximeter (CPO). For dental and peripheral hemogram, smears were made for each patient from the first drop of blood while entering the pulp and finger blood respectively. Results: Control group had mean %SpO2 in finger 91% (86–97); and in teeth 84% (80–91), while the study group had mean %SpO2 in finger 92% (88–98) and in teeth 83% (71–94). Fifty percent of IP cases were vital while no tooth showed necrosis according to CPO which was further confirmed by bleeding status from the pulp. Based on the findings of the clinical diagnosis, %SpO2 and bleeding status of IP and normal cases, the terminology as coronal or total pulpitis seems more appropriate. The statistical difference was significant in fingers while non-significant in teeth of IP and normal pulp cases. Dental hemogram of IP cases showed an overall significant fall of neutrophil, lymphocyte, eosinophil and monocyte counts compared to normal. Conclusion: Pulse oximetry was the most accurate pulp test to diagnose vitality in normal as well as inflamed pulps while hemogram was inconclusive for the same.

scholarly journals Efficiency of new custom-made pulse oximeter sensor holder in assessment of actual pulp status

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 3333
Author(s):  
P Ajitha ◽  
Krishnamachari Janani ◽  
Raghu Sandhya ◽  
Haripriya Subbaiyan ◽  
Jerry Jose
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Custom Made
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