title: The use of an electronic thermometer in intraoral temperature measurement.
abstract: The applicability of an electronic thermometer CRAFTEMP in taking intraoral temperatures was determined. Sublingal temperatures in ten young subjects with complete natural dentitions, and the temperatures at the denture base-mucosa interface and on the polished surface of both maxillary and mandibular complete dentures in ten elderly patients were measured. The results showed that there was a temperature difference between the polished surface of the maxillary denture and the denture base-mucosa interface. This was statistically significant in the female but not in the male subjects. No temperature difference could be demonstrated with any of the mandibular dentures. The CRAFTEMP was found to be a convenient and reliable method for intraoral temperature measurement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, U.K.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Harun
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Stafford
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huggett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001831:Body Temperature; D003824:Denture, Complete; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013821:Thermometers; D014059:Tongue