ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021
Feasibility of oral health evaluation by intraoral digital photography: a pilot study.
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- Teledentistry accuracy for caries diagnosis: a systematic review of in-vivo studies using extra-oral photography methods.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Using patients' oral photographs for oral hygiene motivation promotes periodontal health: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- Diagnostic accuracy of smartphone and macro camera imaging for dental caries and oral health conditions.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Accuracy of digital photographs for assessing inflammatory gum disease in epidemiologic studies.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Electronic oral health surveillance system for Egyptian preschoolers using District Health Information System (DHIS2): design description and time motion study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Smartphone Photography as a Teledentistry Method to Evaluate Anterior Composite Restorations.International journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the marginal adaptation and gingival status of full-crown restorations using an intraoral camera.BMC oral health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study investigated the accuracy and duration of intraoral digital photograph examination (IDPE) for evaluating oral health status and explored the feasibility of remote oral health assessment.
methodsThirty-one healthy college students underwent evaluations of oral health status via clinical examination (CE) combined with panoramic X-ray assessment at baseline, followed by IDPE 1 month later using photos taken at baseline. Methods for evaluation of gingival health included the Modified Gingival Index (MGI) and Plaque Index (PI). Examinations of caries status included the decayed, missing, and filled teeth and surfaces indexes (DMFT and DMFS indexes, respectively). The duration of each evaluation was also recorded.
resultsThere were significant differences in MGI and PI between CE and IDPE. There were no significant differences in DMFT and DMFS indexes between CE and IDPE, and there were positive correlations between CE and IDPE for each of the two indexes (DMFT index: r=0.56; DMFS index: r=0.69). The IDPE duration was shorter than the CE duration.
conclusionsThe feasibility of caries status assessment via IDPE is promising. Digital oral health evaluation merits further clinical consideration.
trial registrationXiamen University Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates, project number: 2018X0583. Registered 1 April 2018; http://cxw.xmu.edu.cn/admin/Innovation/NewInnovationDetail?id=6ce0a415-6131-496b-891a-6a1ae44e556d.
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