کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3133963 1584196 2009 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Extension of normal values on sensory function for facial areas using clinical tests on touch and two-point discrimination
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی دندانپزشکی، جراحی دهان و پزشکی
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Extension of normal values on sensory function for facial areas using clinical tests on touch and two-point discrimination
چکیده انگلیسی

The threshold value of a sensory test provides a numerical measure of the sensory function. In order to decide whether a threshold value from an affected site indicates ‘abnormal’ sensory function, it can be compared with normal values from a healthy control population. The aim of this study was to extend current information on normal values for static light touch and static two-point discrimination for facial sites. Using simple hand-held devices, 95% upper limits of confidence intervals of threshold values were determined for facial sites other than those studied previously and for a large sample of 100 healthy subjects. The MacKinnon-Dellon Disk-Criminator® and the Aesthesiometer® were used to measure novel normal values of two-point discrimination. As threshold values for two-point discrimination from the Aesthesiometer were similar to those obtained using the Disk-Criminator, the use of the Aesthesiometer might not be indicated. Apart from the Pressure Specified Sensory Device® (a device with pressure control), Semmes-Weinstein nylon monofilaments® and the Disk-Criminator are useful devices for studying sensory function, in particular under clinical test conditions in which easy and fast application are advantageous.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Volume 38, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 1154–1158
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