Thermography and Burning Mouth Syndrome

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Medical thermography is a noninvasive technique that allows an examiner to visualize and estimate the temperature of the body . This technique allows for an evaluation of the functionality of the structures, which is why it is considered a physiological test and records the variation in the surface temperature of the human body based on the infrared radiation emitted by the surface of that body .Subjects with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) have altered sensitivity and pain thresholds for thermal stimuli compared to a control group An objective of this study is to standardize temperature values derived from thermograms of the tongue in BMS .

Detailed Description
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An objective of this study is to standardize temperature values derived from thermograms of the tongue in BMS Subjects will make one visit to our clinic with burning mouth syndrome and control healthy . They will be asked to acclimate to room temperature for at least 20 minutes. Subjects are requested not to consume hot drinks or food for at least an hour before imaging and not to use any skin preparations. During the tests, infrared thermal images were taken immediately after subjects protruded their tongues forward and downward to the desired position

Official Title
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Thermography as a Non-ionizing Quantitative Tool for Diagnosing of Burning Mouth Syndrome

Conditions
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Burning Mouth Syndrome

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: The objective is to measure the temperature of the lingual dorsum


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Written informed consent signed he patients were diagnosed with BMS according to the criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders Exclusion Criteria: Fibromyalgia Fever Reflux Cancer, Oral infection, Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Healthy subjects<br>The objective is to measure the temperature of the lingual dorsum | Device: The objective is to measure the temperature of the lingual dorsum<br>* Subjects will make one visit to our clinic with burning mouth syndrome and control healthy . They will be asked to acclimate to room temperature for at least 20 minutes. Subjects are requested not to consume hot drinks or food for at least an hour before imaging and not to use any skin preparations.<br>|
| Burning mouth syndrome<br>The objective is to measure the temperature of the lingual dorsum | Device: The objective is to measure the temperature of the lingual dorsum<br>* Subjects will make one visit to our clinic with burning mouth syndrome and control healthy . They will be asked to acclimate to room temperature for at least 20 minutes. Subjects are requested not to consume hot drinks or food for at least an hour before imaging and not to use any skin preparations.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measurement of temperature tongue | Tongue temperature areas: tongue tip, middle, left lateral, right lateral,changes in colour pixels will be analysed to determine temperature changes since this is a measurement or diagnostic study using thermographic imagery, there is no health risk to the subjects. | Day 1am . experimental subject and each control subject will be seen once for the administration of the thermography imagery |