Comparison of a Smartphone-Based Photographic Method with Face-to-Face Caries Assessment: A Mobile Teledentistry Model

Estai, Mohamed; Kanagasingam, Yogesan; Huang, Boyen; Shiikha, Julia; Kruger, Estie; Bunt, Stuart; Tennant, Marc

doi:10.1089/tmj.2016.0122

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“…With the greater acess to smarthphones, new strategies of treatment are releasing. There is reports of this use to motivation training of brushing teeth by app [14], to instructions of the use of orthodontics appliances by games [15], to assessment of occlusal caries by photos [16] or even to teach the emergency management of avulsed teeth [17].…”

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Color assessment in dental prostheses: the use of smartphones as process tools

Albert

Silva

Penteado

et al. 2019

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Accurate color selection of direct or indirect dental restorations is a subjective task. Mobile phones are tools that may minimize color assessment errors. Objective: To use photographs taken with smartphones to guide the dental surgeon in choosing the right color in oral rehabilitation. Material and Methods: A tooth was photographed for color assessment and the VITA Toothguide 3D-MASTER® shade guide was used. Photographs were submitted to an image editing software for full saturation removal. Images of the tooth and scale in black and white were compared. Results: This method allowed to select the tooth’s value, which is considered the most subjective dimension in color choice. Conclusion: Although it is an auxiliary and complementary method to traditional methods, smartphones are tools capable of reducing the range of color possibilities and minimizing possible failures.KeywordsColor; Photograph; Smartphone.

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Color assessment in dental prostheses: the use of smartphones as process tools

Albert

Silva

Penteado

et al. 2019

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“…From a review of the available literature, the focus of teledentistry investigation in children can be seen in children in early caries diagnosis. The authors agree that a satisfactory distant diagnosis of caries can be obtained and treatment procedures can be decided uponthis way as well6, 8,10,12,15,16,18,19. It is something to be expected, naturally, since the absence of caries constitutes a basis of oral health in children27.…”

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Teledentistry in dental care of children

Popović¹,

Odalovic²,

Živković³

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Dignostic, therapeutic and follow-up advantages afforded by teledentistry have markedly expanded in recent year, and it has been increasingly used in various areas of dentistry. Benefits related to pediatric oral and dental health maintenance and improvement are numerous, presenting an attractive challenge to both clinicians and researchers. The basis of success of teledentistry lies in the effective distant diagnosis of dental diseases and in the provision of a comprehensive insight into therapeutic options. This paper presents a review of teledentistry applications that could be used in pediatric dental. Furthermore, the paper presents critical reviews and recommendations concerning future research in the field.

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“…It would be practically impossible to undertake a comparison of all the smartphones with built-in cameras available in the market, or of the most up-to-date ones, considering that companies launch new models with new functions and parts at a pace that is difficult to keep up with. An Android App has been created to facilitate the acquisition ans transmission of dental images to a store-and-forward based telemedicine server [ 31 ]. A recent systematic review on the use of teledentistry for caries detection conclude that although valuable, further studies, based on carefully designed research are still needed to investigate its effectiveness [ 32 ].…”

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Is it feasible to use smartphone images to perform telediagnosis of different stages of occlusal caries lesions?

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The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of two different models of smartphone and a conventional camera with that of direct clinical examination in detecting caries lesions at different stages of progression in deciduous molars. The photographic equipment consisted of two smartphones (iPhone and Nexus 4) and a conventional macro camera setup. First, in the laboratory phase of the study, we compared the images of 20 exfoliated primary teeth having caries lesions at different stages. Then, in the clinical phase of the study, the images of 119 primary molars from fifteen children (3 to 6 years old) were used. All of the photographic images were taken using the previously described devices. In both groups, two examiners, blinded to the photographic equipment used, assessed the images independently on a computer screen, and classified them according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). The teeth were then examined directly by two other experienced examiners, and the consensus reached was considered the reference standard. Parameters of validity, such as percentage of correct answers, agreement with the reference standard, sensitivity, specificity and inter-examiner agreement (using the weighted kappa test) were calculated. The examiners performed similarly in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Inter-examiner reliability was approximately 0.7 for all the devices in the laboratory setting, and for the macro camera photography system in the clinical setting, but it was approximately 0.9 for the iPhone and Nexus images taken in vivo. With regard to the percentage of correct answers, the highest values were observed for sound and extensive caries lesions in both laboratory and clinical settings. The percentage of correct answers for initial and moderate lesions was particularly low in the clinical evaluation, irrespective of the camera devices used. Therefore, we concluded that photographic diagnosis using smartphone images is feasible and accurate for distinguishing sound tooth surfaces from extensive caries lesions; however, photographic images are not a good method for accurately detecting initial and moderate caries lesions.

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Comparison of a Smartphone-Based Photographic Method with Face-to-Face Caries Assessment: A Mobile Teledentistry Model

Cited by 60 publications

References 22 publications

Color assessment in dental prostheses: the use of smartphones as process tools

Color assessment in dental prostheses: the use of smartphones as process tools

Teledentistry in dental care of children

Is it feasible to use smartphone images to perform telediagnosis of different stages of occlusal caries lesions?

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