ArticleOral health & preventive dentistry2021
Contributions and Concerns about the Use of Teledentistry in Clinical Orthodontics.
Article in Oral health & preventive dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled 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
- Applications and effectiveness of teledentistry in orthodontic practice during the COVID-19 restrictions.Journal of the World federation of orthodontists · 2023Article
- Teledentistry from research to practice: a tale of nineteen countries.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Review
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- Teledentistry-Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes of Dental Practitioners in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Web-Based Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTeledentistry uses computer-based technology to render remote healthcare-related therapy and/or consultation. The purpose of this study was to review the contributions and concerns about the use of teledentistry in clinical orthodontics. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe focused question was "What are the benefits and limitations of the use of teledentistry in clinical orthodontics?" PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, Google-Scholar and ISI Web of knowledge databases were searched up to and including February 2021 using the following key words: 1. teledentistry; 2. teleorthodontics; 3. ethics; 4. orthodontics; 5. SCOPE: The inclusion criteria were: (a) clinical studies; (b) case reports; and (c) case series. Studies on animal models, in vitro and/or ex vivo studies, letters, commentaries, and narrative and systematic reviews were not included in the search. The design of the study was tailored to recapitulate the relevant information.
resultsFour clinical studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were processed for data extraction. All studies had been performed after obtaining informed consent from the participants. Three studies reported that teledentistry was useful in clinical orthodontics. In one study, a clear conclusion could not be drawn regarding the benefits of teledentistry in clinical orthodontics. Two out of the four studies did not obtain prior approval from an institutional review board or ethics committee. Three studies did not report any measures that were undertaken to safeguard the electronic transfer of patient-related health information.
conclusionsTeledentistry is a useful tool for initial patient assessments; however, it is not a reliable alternative for in-office clinical orthodontic practice.
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