Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions
Background and Objective. Pain evaluation in children can be a difficult task, since it possesses sensory and affective components that are often hard to discriminate. Infrared thermography has previously been used as a diagnostic tool for pain detection in animals; therefore, the aim of this study...
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| author | Eleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna Francisco J. González Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen Nadia P. Campos-Lara Mauricio Pierdant-Perez |
| author_facet | Eleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna Francisco J. González Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen Nadia P. Campos-Lara Mauricio Pierdant-Perez |
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| description | Background and Objective. Pain evaluation in children can be a difficult task, since it possesses sensory and affective components that are often hard to discriminate. Infrared thermography has previously been used as a diagnostic tool for pain detection in animals; therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the presence of temperature changes during dental extractions and to evaluate its correlation with heart rate changes as markers of pain and discomfort. Methods. Thermographic changes in the lacrimal caruncle and heart rate measurements were recorded in healthy children scheduled for dental extraction before and during the procedure and compared. Afterwards, correlation between temperature and heart rate was assessed. Results. We found significant differences in temperature and heart rate before the procedure and during the dental extraction (mean difference 4.07°C, p<0.001, and 18.11 beats per minute, p<0.001) and no evidence of correlation between both measurements. Conclusion. Thermographic changes in the lacrimal caruncle can be detected in patients who undergo dental extractions. These changes appear to be stable throughout time and to possess very little intersubject variation, thus making them a candidate for a surrogate marker of pain and discomfort. Future studies should be performed to confirm this claim. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-970efec87e84486d94f5e22b8ef34cc92025-02-03T01:01:39ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651918-15232016-01-01201610.1155/2016/43726174372617Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental ExtractionsEleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca0Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez1José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna2Francisco J. González3Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen4Nadia P. Campos-Lara5Mauricio Pierdant-Perez6Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Sierra Leona 550, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoDepartamento de Epidemiología Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Venustiano Carranza 2405, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoDepartamento de Epidemiología Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Venustiano Carranza 2405, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoCoordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Sierra Leona 550, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoPosgrado de Estomatología Pediátrica, Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Manuel Nava 4, 78290 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoPosgrado de Estomatología Pediátrica, Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Manuel Nava 4, 78290 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoDepartamento de Epidemiología Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avenida Venustiano Carranza 2405, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, MexicoBackground and Objective. Pain evaluation in children can be a difficult task, since it possesses sensory and affective components that are often hard to discriminate. Infrared thermography has previously been used as a diagnostic tool for pain detection in animals; therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the presence of temperature changes during dental extractions and to evaluate its correlation with heart rate changes as markers of pain and discomfort. Methods. Thermographic changes in the lacrimal caruncle and heart rate measurements were recorded in healthy children scheduled for dental extraction before and during the procedure and compared. Afterwards, correlation between temperature and heart rate was assessed. Results. We found significant differences in temperature and heart rate before the procedure and during the dental extraction (mean difference 4.07°C, p<0.001, and 18.11 beats per minute, p<0.001) and no evidence of correlation between both measurements. Conclusion. Thermographic changes in the lacrimal caruncle can be detected in patients who undergo dental extractions. These changes appear to be stable throughout time and to possess very little intersubject variation, thus making them a candidate for a surrogate marker of pain and discomfort. Future studies should be performed to confirm this claim.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4372617 |
| spellingShingle | Eleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna Francisco J. González Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen Nadia P. Campos-Lara Mauricio Pierdant-Perez Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions Pain Research and Management |
| title | Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions |
| title_full | Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions |
| title_fullStr | Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions |
| title_short | Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions |
| title_sort | pain measurement through temperature changes in children undergoing dental extractions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4372617 |
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