Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Care

Thermology is the study and application of biothermal process to assess health or disease and the word thermography employs imaging and visual evaluation of those thermal changes. Three different types of thermography are Liquid crystal thermography, Digital Infrared thermography and Dynamic area telethermometry. In the recent times, thermography has shown its relevance in various aspects of dental and medical diagnosis. Its application in diagnosing the disorders of head and neck region includes, chronic orofacial pain patients, TMJ disorders, inferior alveolar nerve deficit, cranio mandibular disorders post surgical inflammation, myofacial symptoms and many others. Since thermography has proved to be useful in diagnosing a number of disorders in head and neck region, it becomes necessary to gain further knowledge about this emerging technique in the related field. The present review presents some of applications of the thermography in head and neck region.