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Infrared thermographic investigation of PMMA material effects on oral tissues

L. IOSIF1,* , M. E. BARBINTA-PATRASCU2,* , E. PREOTEASA1,* , C. T. PREOTEASA1,* , O. E. AMZA1,* , A. ISPAS3,* , C. MURARIU-MAGUREANU1,*

Affiliation

  1. ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 17-23 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania
  2. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, 405 Atomistilor Street, PO Box MG-11, Bucharest-Magurele, 077125, Romania
  3. “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 32 Clinicilor, Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Romania

Abstract

This work aims to investigate the effect of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) – fabricated prostheses on oral tissues. The novelty of this study was the comparative investigation of thermal signatures of the denture bearing maxillary and mandibular mucosa using passive infrared (IR) thermography. IR thermography is an optoelectronic method of investigation that has only recently begun to be used in dentistry. In this study, it was investigated the influence of age on the mucosal response at the contact with PMMA, and also the increased incidence of denture stomatitis at the level of maxillary mucosal prosthetic support..

Keywords

Infrared thermography, Poly(methyl methacrylate), Thermal signatures, Denture stomatitis.

Submitted at: July 6, 2020
Accepted at: Aug. 18, 2020

Citation

L. IOSIF, M. E. BARBINTA-PATRASCU, E. PREOTEASA, C. T. PREOTEASA, O. E. AMZA, A. ISPAS, C. MURARIU-MAGUREANU, Infrared thermographic investigation of PMMA material effects on oral tissues, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 22, Iss. 7-8, pp. 425-436 (2020)