Thermography is a technique of measurement of skin temperature distribution on the body over a given
period of time. It is a noncontact, noninvasive method that utilizes the heat from an object to detect,
display, and record thermal patterns and temperature across the surface of the object. Over the years, various devices have been
used to measure the amount of heat dissipated by the body and most recently thermography has been emerged to detect the oral
and maxillofacial pathologies. It is used to detect malignancies of the maxillofacial region such as vitality of teeth, TMJ
disorders, chronic orofacial pain, assessing inferior alveolar nerve decit, and detection of herpes labialis. The present article
highlights the history, basic principles, types and applications of thermography and its benecial role in detecting the
maxillofacial pathologies in dentistry.
Hyperalgesia and Central Sensitization in Subjects With Chronic Orofacial Pain: Analysis of Pain Thresholds and EEG Biomarkers
