Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Can Teledentistry Replace Conventional Clinical Follow-Up Care for Minor Dental Surgery? A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Use of Teledentistry in Diagnosis, Consultation, and Treatment of Oral and Dental Diseases: A Systematic Review Study.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Digital Dentistry in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review of Current Capabilities and Future Directions.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Teledentistry Improves Access to Oral Care: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient views on the effectiveness of audio-dentistry for emergency triage during COVID-19.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Relevance of Teledentistry: Brief Report and Future Perspectives.Frontiers in dentistry · 2022Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
(1) Background: Born out of necessity, the implementation of digital processes experienced significant increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, telemedicine offered a bridge to care and now an opportunity to reinvent virtual and hybrid care models, with the goal of improved healthcare access, outcomes, and affordability. The aim of this monocentric prospective, randomized trial was to compare conventional to telephone follow-up after minor dentoalveolar surgery on the basis of special aftercare questionnaires. (2) Methods: Sixty patients who underwent dentoalveolar surgery under local anesthesia were randomly assigned to both groups. After an average of four days, either telephone follow-up (test) or conventional personal aftercare (control) was performed. Based on the questionnaire, the following subject areas were evaluated: symptoms, complications, satisfaction with practitioner, travel, and waiting time, as well as the preferred form of follow-up care. (3) Results: There was no statistically significant difference regarding frequency of symptoms or complication rate. Patients who were assigned to the test group showed a clear tendency to prefer telephone follow-up (83.3%) to conventional aftercare (16.7%,
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