ArticleJournal of the American Dental Association (1939)2021
The use of teledentistry in facilitating oral health for older adults: A scoping review.
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- Teledentistry for Improving Access To, and Quality of Oral Health Care: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Umbrella Review of the Effects of Teledentistry on Costs and Oral-Health Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Information Quality and Semantic Stability of AI Chatbot Responses to Complete Denture Questions: A Turkish-English Benchmarking Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- mHealth for Oral Care in Aging: A Narrative Review of Mobile Applications for Older Adults and Caregivers.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- The SPACES Framework: Sustainable Oral Health Programs for Older Adults.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- A comparative evaluation of preclinical and clinical dental students' knowledge of teledentistry and artificial intelligence.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Utilising Teledentistry for Interdisciplinary Oral Assessment in Older Patients: An International Cross-Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Teledentistry for Homebound and Institutionalized Older Adults: A Rapid Review for Its Potential Use in Primary Healthcare.Public health challenges · 2026Review
- Dose-response relationship between eHealth literacy and oral frailty in the elderly: a multicentric cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- A novel image-based algorithm to support future remote assessment of chewing function.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Article
- Promoting Oral Health for Older Adults in the Asia-Pacific Region.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Comprehensive Strategies for Preventive Periodontal Care in Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Facilitating oral and dental care in older people in low- and middle-income countries: The role of teledentistry.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Article
- Oral health care and mobile ownership in Chinese seniors: CHARLS findings.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Examining the Effect of Income-Based Inequalities and Dental Service Provision on Dental Service Utilization among Older Australians: A Multiple Mediation Analysis.JDR clinical and translational research · 2024Article
- Smartphone Applications in Dentistry: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Artificial Intelligence Systems Assisting in the Assessment of the Course and Retention of Orthodontic Treatment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Tooth Loss and Caries Experience of Elderly Chileans in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Five Regions of Chile.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Efficacy of Dental Caries Telediagnosis Using Smartphone: A Diagnostic Study in Geriatric Patients.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTeledentistry is used in many countries to provide oral health care services. However, using teledentistry to provide oral health care services for older adults is not well documented. This knowledge gap needs to be addressed, especially when accessing a dental clinic is not possible and teledentistry might be the only way for many older adults to receive oral health care services. TYPES OF STUDIES REVIEWED: Nine databases were searched and 3,396 studies were screened using established eligibility criteria. Included studies were original research or review articles in which the intervention of interest was delivered to an older adult population (≥ 60 years) via teledentistry. The authors followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review criteria.
resultsNineteen studies were identified that met the criteria for inclusion. Only 1 study was from the United States. Seven studies had results focusing on older adult participants only, with most of those conducted in elder care facilities. The remainder consisted of studies with mixed-age populations reporting distinct results or information for older adults. The included studies used teledentistry, in both synchronous and asynchronous modes, to provide services such as diagnosis, oral hygiene promotion, assessment and referral of oral emergencies, and postintervention follow-up. CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Teledentistry comprises a variety of promising apps. The authors identified and described uses, promising possibilities, and limitations of teledentistry to improve the oral health of older adults.
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