The Accuracy of Infrared Thermographic Imaging for Assessment of Periodontal Status
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: infrared thermal camera.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Periodontal Diseases. Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
The Accuracy of Infrared Thermographic Imaging for Assessment of Periodontal Status (A Cross-Sectional Study )
Overview
The diagnosis and differentiation between periodontal diseases are currently based on the measuring and interpretation of full-mouth clinical and radiographic criteria. Thermography is a modern non-invasive imaging method in which the infrared radiation emitted by an object allows the mapping and analysis of the exact temperature distribution on the surface of the object. The produced thermal images correlate with variations in local blood supply and tissue metabolism. Thus, suggested to be a useful rapid and non-invasive tool for the diagnosis of periodontal diseases. However, the validity of this tool compared to standard tools should be evaluated.
Detailed description
A total of 45 of consecutive patients attending the periodontology outpatient clinic will be examined using standard periodontal clinical parameters including; Plaque index (PI), Gingival index (GI), Probing depth (PD), Clinical attachment level (CAL), and standardized periapical radiograph, to identify patients with gingivitis, periodontitis, or healthy periodontium , these 45 patients will be clustered into 3 clusters consisting of 15 patients each to represent each category. The same patients will be examined using an infrared thermal camera (Fluke PTi120 Pocket Thermal Imager), the settings will be all according to the standards of infrared medical diagnosis then the acquired images will be analyzed with (Fluke SmartView IR Analysis Reporting Software and Mobile Application). The images will be interpreted to detect the temperature changes in each mm in tissues in order to determine the patients with gingivitis, periodontitis, or healthy periodontium by an investigator blinded to clinical diagnosis. Then the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of thermographic images for diagnosis of periodontal diseases will be calculated
Interventions
- Diagnostic test infrared thermal camera
capturing thermographic imaging of gingiva to detect thermal changes due to inflammation as a result of periodontal disease
Primary outcome measures
- Determine the agreement of thermographic images for diagnosis of periodontal diseases [Time frame: 1 day]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- The temperature ranges for healthy periodontium, gingivitis and periodontitis [Time frame: 1 day]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- The patients will be enrolled into the study based on the following inclusion criteria:
- Patients with generalized gingivitis
- patient with generalized periodontitis .
- patient with healthy periodontium .
- Both genders above 18 y to 60 y .
Exclusion criteria
- The patients will not be enrolled into this study based on the following exclusion criteria:
- pregnant women .
- smokers .
- Patients on medications that cause xerostomia as diuretics , antidepressants
,bronchodilators ,antihistaminics , antiepileptic ( etc ..)
- Patient using antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and immunosuppressive therapy during the during the study .
- molars according to camera specifications
- handicapped patients
- para functional habits as mouth breathing and tongue thrusting
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of dentistry Ain Shams University — Cairo
Publications
- Elboray SN, Ezzatt OM, Salah A, Mohamed A, Abdalwahab MM. Evaluation of the Accuracy of Infrared Thermographic Imaging for the Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Periodontol. 2026 Apr;53(4):498-507. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.70066. Epub 2025 Dec 29. PMID 41457916
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06290414 · FDASU-Rec IM 112318