Thermography: A New Diagnostic Tool in Dentistry

• Main Authors: Sarbani Deb Sikdar (Author), Anshul Khandelwal (Author), Savita Ghom (Author), Rajkumar Diwan (Author), F M Debta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The various biochemical processes in the human body generate heat, which must be dissipated. Skin is the major route for heat dissipation using blood as the heat exchange fluid. Skin temperature is an indicator of aberrations in metabolism, hemodynamis or in neuronal thermoregulatory processes. Sinc...