Thermography as a Method to Detect Dental Anxiety in Oral Surgery

: (1) Background: the aim of this study was to evaluate if dental anxiety can be measured objectively using thermal infrared imaging. (2) Methods: Patients referred to the Department of Oral Surgery of the University of Naples Federico II and requiring dental extractions were consecutively enrolled in the study. Face thermal distribution images of the patients were acquired before and during their first clinical examination using infrared thermal cameras. The data were analyzed in relation to five regions of interest (ROI) of the patient’s face (nose, ear, forehead, zygoma, chin). The differences in the temperatures assessed between the two measurements for each ROI were evaluated by using paired T-test. The Pearson correlation and linear regression were performed to evaluate the association between differences in temperatures and Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) questionnaire score, age, and gender; (3) results: sixty participants were enrolled in the study (28 males and 32 females; mean age 57.4 year-old; age range 18–80 year-old). Only for nose and ear zone there was a statistically significant difference between measurements at baseline and visit. Correlation between the thermal imaging measurements and the scores of the MDAS questionnaire was found for nose and ear, but not for all of the other regions. (4) Conclusions: the study demonstrated a potential use of thermal infrared imaging to measure dental anxiety.

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Important Role of B2-Glycoprotien in Females with Recurrence Abortion

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance ◽

10.25258/ijpqa.v9i01.11356 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Abbas Hasan ◽

Radhia Hussain Fadel ◽

Saeed Hilal Khudhair ◽

Doaa Hashim Jawad

Keyword(s):

Pearson Correlation ◽

Mean Value ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Recurrent Abortion ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Medical City ◽

And Gender ◽

Age Range

Recurrent abortion consider as one of the most common problem in world. There are different causes associated with recurrent abortion, these may be occur due to complication of microorganism infection or associated with immunological disturbance like abortion caused by Anti-phospholipid syndrome, or associated with SLE. The anti-b2glucoprotien antibodies have a role in abortion. In this study, we wish to determine whether there is a relationship between the levels of these anti-b2glucoprotien antibodies and abortion. Thirty females patients with spontaneous abortion (10 of them with Antiphospholipid syndrome,10 of them with systemic lupus erthymatosus and final 10 with toxoplasmosis with ages ranged between (20-46) where taken from (Al-Hussein Medical City/Kerbala). Control group consisted of 20 healthy people who were free from history of abortion who matched in age and gender with patients. B2gp(IgMandIgG) EASIA Kit, generic assay) and was studied using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. T-test and ANOVA and Pearson correlation used to analyze results by using SPSS version 24. P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. The patients with age range blow 30 years show high percent(63.3%) among the other groups .most of the patients have high percent of 3 times abortion were reported in all different groups .The mean value of anti-B2gP-I IgG (45.354) show highly a significant difference results in aborted patients with APS and significant difference in patients with SLE when compared with controls groups. the Anti-B2gPI IgM not give statistically significant difference when camper to health cases. we conclude that the Anti-B2GPI IgG levels were increased significantly in aborted females with APS and SLE .

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Roof Color-Based Warm Roof Evaluation in Cold Regions Using a UAV Mounted Thermal Infrared Imaging Camera

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14206488 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (20) ◽

pp. 6488

Author(s):

Kirim Lee ◽

Jinhwan Park ◽

Sejung Jung ◽

Wonhee Lee

Keyword(s):

Surface Temperature ◽

Infrared Imaging ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Thermal Infrared ◽

Thermal Infrared Imaging ◽

Cool Roof ◽

Color Differences ◽

Aerial Vehicle ◽

Heating Load ◽

Objective Basis

Existing studies on reducing urban heat island phenomenon and building temperature have been actively conducted; however, studies on investigating the warm roof phenomenon to in-crease the temperature of buildings are insufficient. A cool roof is required in a high-temperature region, while a warm roof is needed in a low-temperature or cold region. Therefore, a warm roof evaluation was conducted in this study using the roof color (black, blue, green, gray, and white), which is relatively easier to install and maintain compared to conventional insulation materials and double walls. A remote sensing method via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted thermal infrared (TIR) camera was employed. For warm roof evaluation, the accuracy of the TIR camera was verified by comparing it with a laser thermometer, and the correlation between the surface temperature and the room temperature was also confirmed using Pearson correlation. The results showed significant surface temperature differences ranging from 8 °C to 28 °C between the black-colored roof and the other colored roofs and indoor temperature differences from 1 °C to 7 °C. Through this study, it was possible to know the most effective color for a warm roof according to the color differences. This study gave us an idea of which color would work best for a warm roof, as well as the temperature differences from other colors. We believe that the results of this study will be helpful in heating load research, providing an objective basis for determining whether a warm roof is applied.

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Use of thermal infrared imaging for monitoring renewed dome growth at Mount St. Helens, 2004

Professional Paper ◽

10.3133/pp175017 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 347-359 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

David J. Schneider ◽

James W. Vallance ◽

Rick L. Wessels ◽

Matthew Logan ◽

Michael S. Ramsey

Keyword(s):

Infrared Imaging ◽

Thermal Infrared ◽

Thermal Infrared Imaging ◽

Dome Growth ◽

Mount St Helens

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Evaluation of the Degree of Dental Anxiety in a Lot of Patients Altered in Young Adults

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.19.2.6986 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (2) ◽

pp. 689-692

Author(s):

Gheorghe Raftu ◽

Elena-Claudia Sin ◽

Aureliana Caraiane ◽

Steliana Gabriela Bustiuc ◽

Raluca Briceag

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Oral Cavity ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Economic Status ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Background Level ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Statistical Relationships ◽

And Gender ◽

Age Range

The study aims at identifying and highlighting dental anxiety in a group of young adults, analyzing patients� concerns about the main dental treatment procedures, and establishing statistical relationships between anxiety and gender, the background, level of education, socio-economic status and knowledge of habits of care and hygiene of oral cavity characteristic of the studied group. The study group consists of 150 female (50%) and male (50%) patients , aged between 20 and 40 years. The inclusion criteria in the batch were those related to the age range of 20 to 40 years.Two respondents (Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, Revised (DAS-R)) were given two questionnaires ( Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, DAS-R), and the second questionnaire contained 7 questions about the habits dental care). Most patients� concerns about the main procedures of dental treatment / other concerns are: dental extraction, material expenses, possibility of treatments and shame she felt oppressed health of the oral cavity. Regardless of the level of dental anxiety, the oral cavity hygiene habits are not properly performed by patients, with an increased tendency for them to be disregarded by patients with severe dental anxiety.

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Dental anxiety in patients undergoing oral surgery and its effects on blood pressure and heart rate

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v9i8.5536 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. e316985536

Author(s):

Jaqueline Oliveira Barreto ◽

Julliana Cariry Palhano Freire ◽

Arthur Willian de Lima Brasil ◽

Cristian Statkievicz ◽

Francisley Ávila Souza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Oral Surgery ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Waiting Room ◽

Demographic Questionnaire ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Evaluation Anxiety

Objective: To assess dental anxiety in patients undergoing oral surgery, as well as its impact on blood pressure and heart rate. Material and Methods: A total of 233 patients answered a socio-demographic questionnaire and another one based on the Corah dental anxiety scale. Blood pressure and heart rate were assessed at three moments while: patients were in the waiting room, immediately before and after the procedure. Results: This study revealed a prevalence of anxiety of 77.3%. There was a statistically significant difference in mean systolic blood pressure and heart rate at the three moments of the evaluation. Anxiety was prevalent in the sample and was observed from the time in the waiting room until the time when local anesthesia was performed, causing variations in systolic blood pressure and heart rate, anxiety levels decreased after the end of the service. In conclusion, we observed that oral surgery is directly related to increased anxiety, and anxiety is mainly related to the change in heart rate.

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