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8534379

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
A clinical investigation of the reproducibility of threshold and pain temperature scores obtained from use of the Thermodontic Stimulator (TDS) is reported. The TDS is designed for accurate clinical testing of thermal dentinal hypersensitivity. This instrument employs a variable stimulus/fixed response approach to clinical testing of thermal dentinal hypersensitivity. The TDS consists of a probe in a handpiece, a patient signaling device (joystick), a computer, and interface electronics. The TDS provides a precise means of assessing and recording the temperature which elicits a response to thermal stimulation from the subject being evaluated. Two temperatures are recorded. The threshold temperature is recorded when the patient is first able to sense that a cold stimulus has been applied to the tooth. The second score, pain temperature, is recorded when the subject first notices discomfort. Twenty-two subjects participated in this study. Results obtained from the 21 subjects who completed this study (one subject dropped out for non-compliance) demonstrated a reproducibility standard deviation of 1.1 degrees C for the threshold temperature, and 2.8 degrees C for the pain temperature for the duration of the study. There was a good degree of correlation between the measurements of any two test days (Pearson's correlation coefficient). There was no significant difference between the mean pain temperature scores of any two testing days.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0895-8831
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5 Spec No
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Thermodontic stimulator--a new technology for assessment of thermal dentinal hypersensitivity.
pubmed:affiliation
Applied Research and Development Company, Lake Hughes, California, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial