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Pulp Vitality Testing with a Developed Universal Pulse Oximeter Probe Holder

Background and Objectives An accurate determination of the pulp status is relevant for a proper endodontic diagnosis. Objectives: The aim was to develop a universal pulse oximeter probe holder for measuring the oxygen saturation and to evaluate the use of pulse oximetry as a test for pulp vitality,...

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Autores principales: Grabliauskienė, Živilė, Zamaliauskienė, Roberta, Lodienė, Greta
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7912332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33498652
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57020101
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author Grabliauskienė, Živilė
Zamaliauskienė, Roberta
Lodienė, Greta
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Lodienė, Greta
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description Background and Objectives An accurate determination of the pulp status is relevant for a proper endodontic diagnosis. Objectives: The aim was to develop a universal pulse oximeter probe holder for measuring the oxygen saturation and to evaluate the use of pulse oximetry as a test for pulp vitality, by comparing the levels of oxygen saturation in the index finger and in the healthy dental pulp. Materials and Methods The universal holder was designed with software and printed with a 3D printer. The study was carried out on 128 healthy teeth. They were divided into eight groups according to tooth type. Ten root canal treated teeth served as a negative control group. For each patient, a pulse oximeter was first applied on the tooth followed by the index finger. The significance level (α) was set at 0.05. Results: The developed and manufactured universal pulse oximeter probe holder was suitable to measure the pulp vitality of all types of teeth. The handle allowed for holding the pulse oximeter on the tooth in parallel, firmly and securely. Significantly higher oxygen saturation was observed in the index finger (97.22%) compared to the dental pulp (93.17%) (p < 0.001). No correlation was observed between the maxillary teeth and index finger oxygen saturation values (r = 0.05, p = 0.72), whereas, between the mandibular teeth and index finger, a positive correlation was detected (r = 0.29, p = 0.02). There were no significant differences in the pulp oxygen saturation values between different teeth groups. Conclusion: The newly developed universal pulse oximeter probe holder is an effective device for pulp vitality testing.
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spelling pubmed-79123322021-02-28 Pulp Vitality Testing with a Developed Universal Pulse Oximeter Probe Holder Grabliauskienė, Živilė Zamaliauskienė, Roberta Lodienė, Greta Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives An accurate determination of the pulp status is relevant for a proper endodontic diagnosis. Objectives: The aim was to develop a universal pulse oximeter probe holder for measuring the oxygen saturation and to evaluate the use of pulse oximetry as a test for pulp vitality, by comparing the levels of oxygen saturation in the index finger and in the healthy dental pulp. Materials and Methods The universal holder was designed with software and printed with a 3D printer. The study was carried out on 128 healthy teeth. They were divided into eight groups according to tooth type. Ten root canal treated teeth served as a negative control group. For each patient, a pulse oximeter was first applied on the tooth followed by the index finger. The significance level (α) was set at 0.05. Results: The developed and manufactured universal pulse oximeter probe holder was suitable to measure the pulp vitality of all types of teeth. The handle allowed for holding the pulse oximeter on the tooth in parallel, firmly and securely. Significantly higher oxygen saturation was observed in the index finger (97.22%) compared to the dental pulp (93.17%) (p < 0.001). No correlation was observed between the maxillary teeth and index finger oxygen saturation values (r = 0.05, p = 0.72), whereas, between the mandibular teeth and index finger, a positive correlation was detected (r = 0.29, p = 0.02). There were no significant differences in the pulp oxygen saturation values between different teeth groups. Conclusion: The newly developed universal pulse oximeter probe holder is an effective device for pulp vitality testing. MDPI 2021-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7912332/ /pubmed/33498652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57020101 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7912332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33498652
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57020101
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