ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Oral Health and Teledentistry Interest during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07764770 (Structured Telemonitoring as an Adjunct to Conservative Management of Temporomandibular Disorder-Related Orofacial Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Structured Telemonitoring as an Adjunct to Conservative Management of Temporomandibular Disorder-Related Orofacial Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Practical applications of teledentistry during the Covid-19 pandemic in ASEAN member states - a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Four-dimensional imaging in teleorthodontics - analysis of accuracy in patients with dentofacial deformities compared with controls.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Oral Health Status in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
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- Validity and reliability of a teledentistry survey among dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia.PeerJ · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on patient follow-up during supportive periodontal therapy: a retrospective study based on phone call survey.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Applications and effectiveness of teledentistry in orthodontic practice during the COVID-19 restrictions.Journal of the World federation of orthodontists · 2023Article
- Correlation between Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Posture Evaluated trough the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD): A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The Association between COVID-19 Related Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Temporomandibular Disorders, and Headaches from Childhood to Adulthood: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Artificial Intelligence Systems Assisting in the Assessment of the Course and Retention of Orthodontic Treatment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Infection Control in Dental Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Is Changed?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity for Using Tele-Dentistry for a Better Dental Care.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the marginal adaptation and gingival status of full-crown restorations using an intraoral camera.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Challenges and Opportunities for Dental Education from COVID-19.Dentistry journal · 2022Review
- Evaluation of Tele-Dentistry and Face-to-Face Appointments during the Provision of Dental Services in Poland.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Dental Care and Education Facing Highly Transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Prospective Biosafety Setting: Prospective, Single-Arm, Single-Center Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Is Teledentistry a Method for Optimizing Dental Practice, Even in the Post-Pandemic Period? An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Predicting Interest in Orthodontic Aligners: A Google Trends Data Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mental Health Interest and Its Prediction during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Google Trends.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has significantly changed access to dental treatments.
methodsThe data related to oral health and teledentistry topics were collected from the open database Google Trends. The analyzed material was collected from 19 June 2016 to 6 June 2021 among anonymous search engine users. The following expressions were analyzed: "dental care", "emergency dental care", "oral health", "periodontitis", "teledentistry", "is it safe to go to the dentist", and "COVID-19" and "PPE dentist".
resultsDuring the first lockdown in 2020, a significant increase in "emergency dental care" phrase queries was detected, with a simultaneous decrease in regular "dental care" questions, as well as a peak in the queries for "periodontitis" preceded by lower interest in "oral health." The number of searches stated for "teledentistry" increased during the time of the pandemic 5 times and for and "PPE dentist" 30 times. The risk of visiting the dental studio was seen in almost 40 times increase in the query "is it safe to go to the dentist."
conclusionsThe COVID-19 imprinted a stigma on oral health care. In this difficult epidemiological situation, teledentistry might become a helpful solution.
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