ArticleProgress in orthodontics2014
Orthodontic apps at fingertips.
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- Pediatric validation of an AI-assisted smartphone application (WebCeph) for cephalometric analysis: reliability, reproducibility and time-efficiency assessment.Dental press journal of orthodontics · 2026Article
- Smartphone Applications in Dentistry: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Preferences and Satisfaction Toward an Orthodontic Clinical App.European journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Wearable Orofacial Technology and Orthodontics.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
- An investigation into the reliability of a mobile app designed to assess orthodontic treatment need and severity.British dental journal · 2022Article
- Orthodontic apps: an assessment of quality (using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)) and behaviour change techniques (BCTs).Progress in orthodontics · 2021Article
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- A Knowledge-Based Algorithm for Automatic Monitoring of Orthodontic Treatment: The Dental Monitoring System. Two Cases.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The reliability and reproducibility of an Android cephalometric smartphone application in comparison with the conventional method.The Angle orthodontist · 2021Article
- Smartphone and medical application use among dentists in China.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2020Article
- Concurrent validity and reliability of cephalometric analysis using smartphone apps and computer software.The Angle orthodontist · 2019Article
- Implementing post-orthodontic compliance among adolescents wearing removable retainers through Whatsapp: a pilot study.Patient preference and adherence · 2019Article
- A Mobile App (WhiteTeeth) to Promote Good Oral Health Behavior Among Dutch Adolescents with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances: Intervention Mapping Approach.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Reliability Assessment of Orthodontic Apps for Cephalometrics.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2016Article
- The reliability of tablet computers in depicting maxillofacial radiographic landmarks.Imaging science in dentistry · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundSmartphone usage has spread to many settings including that of healthcare and dentistry with numerous potential and realized benefits. The ability to download custom-built software applications (apps) has created new opportunities for orthodontists to integrate technology into clinical practice and patients to collect the information about orthodontics and help them during their treatment. The purpose of this study is to provide a summary of the orthodontic apps currently available for orthodontic patients as well as 'practicing clinicians'.
methodThree smartphones and two tablets were used to search three operating systems (Android, Apple, and Windows) using the keywords 'braces', 'orthodontist', 'model analysis', and 'orthodontics'.
resultsAndroid and Apple operating systems accumulate all of the apps that are thought to be related to orthodontic clinicians and patients. Clinician's apps (17) are those related to orthodontic news (2), publication (4), products (3), and diagnosis (4) and practice management (3) while patient apps (17) are those related to orthodontic education (4), simulator (5), related to reminding patients about elastic wear (3), progress tracker of treatment (4), and orthodontic products (1).
conclusionIn the generation of technology, the use of smartphones and tablets has made life simple. The use of these technologies can be a boon both for the orthodontist and the patients as it aids both in treatment planning and progress in enhancing the treatment outcome.
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