Reliability and Characteristics of Current Perception Thresholds in the Territory of the Infraorbital and Inferior Alveolar Nerves

• Autores: Hyung-Jun Kim, Hong-Seop Kho, Sung-Chang Chung, Young-Han Kim, Sung-Woo Lee
• Localización: Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache, ISSN-e 2333-0376, ISSN 2333-0384, Vol. 14, Nº. 4, 2000, págs. 286-292
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Aims: To estimate the intra- and interrater reliability of current perception threshold (CPT) evaluation, especially within the infraorbital nerve territory (ION) and inferior alveolar nerve territory (IAN) of the orofacial region, and to characterize the CPTs of ION and IAN in the normal population. Methods: Electrical stimulation (at 2,000 Hz, 250 Hz, and 5 Hz) was applied to ION and IAN to allow for CPT evaluation in 200 subjects, all of whom were healthy, had no systemic diseases, and were free from symptoms and history of neuropathic conditions. Twenty-five of the subjects were evaluated 3 times by 2 examiners to test reliability, and the remaining subjects were evaluated once for normative data. Results: The intraclass correlation coefficient of CPTs within examiner and between examiners ranged from 0.46 to 0.95. There were no significant differences between right and left sides in CPT evaluation within the ION and IAN territory.