Changes in pulp temperature during thermostimulation of human teeth by a simple electrically controlled thermode.
A simple electrically controlled thermode is described that was used in psychophysical experiments on thermoperception from teeth in human subjects. The time course of the intrapulpal temperature changes during a 60 s cooling or heating procedure was measured in in vitro experiments in which the temperature exchange between tooth and surrounding tissue, present in the psychophysical experiments, was stimulated.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D002648:Child; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011601:Psychophysics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology