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The accuracy of teledentistry in caries detection in children - A diagnostic 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
- Teledentistry: Applications Across Dental Specialties: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) · 2026Review
- Accuracy of teledentistry in detecting dental caries among school children in Makkah City: a diagnostic comparative study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Utilising Teledentistry for Interdisciplinary Oral Assessment in Older Patients: An International Cross-Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- The Use of Teledentistry in Diagnosis, Consultation, and Treatment of Oral and Dental Diseases: A Systematic Review Study.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Diagnostic accuracy of smartphone and macro camera imaging for dental caries and oral health conditions.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Mobile Imaging-Based Machine Learning for Dental Caries, Sealants, and Fluorosis: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Model Development and Validation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Emerging trends in the early diagnosis of dental caries: a scoping review of artificial intelligence, digital diagnostics, and teledentistry.Evidence-based dentistry · 2026Article
- Digital Dentistry in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review of Current Capabilities and Future Directions.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Examination of new clinical dental caries in school children using real intra oral photos with artificial intelligence model YOLO-V8x.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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- Impact of Modern Communication in Transforming Dental Care.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
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- Teledentistry Improves Access to Oral Care: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Pediatric Teledentistry: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of intraoral mobile photography for oral health screening in children: a pilot study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Mobile Applications on Improving Oral Hygiene Knowledge and Skills of Adolescents: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Reliability of teledentistry mobile photos versus conventional clinical examination for dental caries diagnosis on occlusal surfaces in a group of school children: a diagnostic accuracy study.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- Global Research Trends in the Detection and Diagnosis of Dental Caries: A Bibliometric Analysis.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Validity and reliability of a smartphone-based photographic method for detection of dental caries in adults for use in teledentistry.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Methods: A calibrated dentist examined schoolchildren aged 5-10 years old. The dentist and two teachers took intraoral photographs for each child, using a smartphone. The photographs were concealed; therefore, the dentist assessed the three sets of photographs blindly two weeks after the clinical examination. Accuracy was measured to compare the teledentistry examination with the clinical dental examination. Results: The mean DMFT of primary teeth was 3.38, 3.42, and 3.17 upon clinical examination, dental-teledentistry examination (findings of photographs taken by a dentist), and non-dental teledentistry (findings of photographs taken by teachers), respectively. The mean DMFT of permanent teeth was 0.75, 0.69, and 0.65 upon clinical examination, dental-teledentistry examination, and non-dental teledentistry examination, respectively. In primary teeth, dental teledentistry and non-dental teledentistry examinations showed 95 and 98.3 sensitivity and 94.3 and 91.4 specificity, respectively. In permanent teeth, dental teledentistry and non-dental teledentistry examinations showed 80.8 and 88.5 sensitivity and 94.1 and 96.1 specificity, respectively. Conclusions: Teledentistry has acceptable accuracy for caries detection in schoolchildren compared to a clinical dental examination.
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