Accuracy of dental images for the diagnosis of dental caries and enamel defects in children and adolescents: A systematic review

Meurer, Maria Inês; Caffery, Liam J; Bradford, Natalie; Smith, Anthony C

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“…If the selected publications include qualitative data, a thematic analysis approach [23, 42] will be included in the data synthesis. Furthermore, if the studies provided insufficient quantitative data (missing data, unpublished outcome), we will contact authors for additional information.…”

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Patient satisfaction with E-Oral Health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review protocol

et al. 2017

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BackgroundIndividuals living in rural and remote settings face oral health problems and access-to-care barriers due to the shortage of oral health care providers in these areas, geographic remoteness, lack of appropriate infrastructure and lower socio-economic status. E-Oral Health technology could mitigate these barriers by providing the delivery of some aspects of health care and exchange of information across geographic distances. This review will systematically evaluate the literature on patient satisfaction with received E-Oral Health care in rural and remote communities.MethodsThis systematic review will include interventional and observational studies in which E-Oral Health technology is used as an intervention in rural and remote communities of any country worldwide. Conventional oral health care will be used as a comparator when provided. Patient satisfaction with received E-Oral Health care will be considered as a primary outcome for this review. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE and Global Health will be searched using a comprehensive search strategy. Two review authors will independently screen results to identify potentially eligible studies and independently extract the data from the included studies. A third author will resolve any discrepancies between reviewers. Two independent researchers will assess the risk of bias and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation.DiscussionThe potential implications and benefits of E-Oral Health care can inform policymakers and health care professionals to take advantage of this technology to address health care challenges in these areas.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42016039942.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13643-017-0550-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Patient satisfaction with E-Oral Health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review protocol

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“…Despite the heterogeneity of the studies, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the use of teledentistry, in particular, for early detection of dental diseases. [11][12][13][14] A database search for systematic reviews and meta-analyses on teledentistry identified only four systematic reviews [15][16][17][18] but, to date, no meta-analyses on teledentistry have been published. The systematic reviews, however, were descriptive, as none considered the quality of evidence or research rigour in the evaluation of studies, and mainly addressed the feasibility or accuracy of various teledentistry applications.…”

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A systematic review of the research evidence for the benefits of teledentistry

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Objective This review is designed to inform future decisions about the benefits of integrating teledentistry into routine health services, by presenting an overview of the evidence for the effectiveness and economic impact of teledentistry. Methods Two reviewers searched PubMed, EMBASE and CINAHL databases through November 2016 to identify published peer-reviewed studies in English. Teledentistry studies were included if they were; (a) controlled (randomised or non-randomised) assessment studies; and (b) compared outcomes of a teledentistry intervention in terms of clinical or economic evaluation with the outcomes of traditional clinical alternatives. The quality of the studies was evaluated using a quality appraisal tool that considered study performance and design. Results This review identified 385 publications, of which 217 full-text articles were retrieved for further inspection. Of these, only 11 articles met the inclusion criteria. Nine of the included articles showed some clinical outcomes; the other two were primarily economic analyses. The balance of these studies assesed the efficacy of teledentistry interventions rather than their effectiveness. Four studies (36%) achieved higher quality scores and have greater potential to influence health-care decision-making. To date, the most convincing published evidence regarding the efficacy of teledentistry was provided by studies on paediatric dentistry, orthodontics and oral medicine. The economic analysis referred only to cost-minimisation, suggesting that the use of teleconsultation in dentistry can be cost-saving when compared to a conventional consultation. However, high-quality economic studies on teledentistry are rare. Conclusion There is emerging evidence supporting the efficacy of teledentistry. However, there is not yet enough conclusive evidence, particularly for its effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and long-term use, to make evidence-based policy decisions on teledentistry.

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“…On the other hand, dentistry has its specific aspects, but the reliability of transfer and review of digital photographs illustrating the status of the mouth cavity and teeth for the purpose of diagnosis of numerous dental and mouth cavity conditions, has been confirmed in a number of studies 26,27,28,29,30 .…”

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Follow-up dental examination a day after apicoectomy using the store-and-forward method

Miladinović¹,

Živković²,

Zivkovic³

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Although apicoectomy is performed routinely and yields excellent results, a close patient observation during the postoperative course is desirable in order to avoid possible complications. This study aims to investigate the adequacy of postoperative control visits a day after surgery using the "store and forward" telemedicine method compared to clinical "in person" controls. Methods: There were 122 teeth with apicoectomy performed during 115 dental surgery interventions. Follow-up dental examination a day after apicoectomy consisted of the review of extraoral and intraoral photographs on the Internet and the review of responses to the questionnaire, and after that patients were examined in person. Cohen's kappa (κ) coefficient, diagnostic sensitivity (SE), sensitivity (SP) and efficiency were determined. Statistical significance and comparisons were performed using the Z-test, and non-parametric characteristics were tested using Mc Nemmar's χ 2-test at the statistical significance cutoff value of p=0.05. Results: The patients reported for control dental examination in 106 (92%) cases. The agreement between "in person" and "store and forward" telemedicine method was found in 104 cases (98%). The obtained agreement values indicated an almost complete diagnostic agreement. Conclusion: Based on the Internet transmission of digital photographs of the patients and accompanying patient medical history records, the study showed that control dental examinations "in person" can be successfully replaced with distance "store and forward" method of telemedicine.

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Accuracy of dental images for the diagnosis of dental caries and enamel defects in children and adolescents: A systematic review

Cited by 31 publications

References 23 publications

Patient satisfaction with E-Oral Health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review protocol

Patient satisfaction with E-Oral Health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review protocol

A systematic review of the research evidence for the benefits of teledentistry

Follow-up dental examination a day after apicoectomy using the store-and-forward method

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