Department of Stomatology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.
J Int Med Res. 2021 Feb;49(2):300060520982841. doi: 10.1177/0300060520982841.
This study investigated the accuracy and duration of intraoral digital photograph examination (IDPE) for evaluating oral health status and explored the feasibility of remote oral health assessment.
Thirty-one healthy college students underwent evaluations of oral health status via clinical examination (CE) combined with panoramic X-ray assessment at baseline, followed by IDPE 1 month later using photos taken at baseline. Methods for evaluation of gingival health included the Modified Gingival Index (MGI) and Plaque Index (PI). Examinations of caries status included the decayed, missing, and filled teeth and surfaces indexes (DMFT and DMFS indexes, respectively). The duration of each evaluation was also recorded.
There were significant differences in MGI and PI between CE and IDPE. There were no significant differences in DMFT and DMFS indexes between CE and IDPE, and there were positive correlations between CE and IDPE for each of the two indexes (DMFT index: r=0.56; DMFS index: r=0.69). The IDPE duration was shorter than the CE duration.
The feasibility of caries status assessment via IDPE is promising. Digital oral health evaluation merits further clinical consideration.
Xiamen University Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates, project number: 2018X0583. Registered 1 April 2018; http://cxw.xmu.edu.cn/admin/Innovation/NewInnovationDetail?id=6ce0a415-6131-496b-891a-6a1ae44e556d.
本研究旨在调查口腔内数字照片检查（IDPE）评估口腔健康状况的准确性和持续时间，并探讨远程口腔健康评估的可行性。
31 名健康大学生在基线时接受临床检查（CE）和全景 X 射线评估，随后在 1 个月后使用基线时拍摄的照片进行 IDPE。评估牙龈健康的方法包括改良牙龈指数（MGI）和菌斑指数（PI）。龋齿状况的评估包括龋失补牙数（DMFT）和龋失补牙面数（DMFS）指数。还记录了每次检查的持续时间。
CE 和 IDPE 之间的 MGI 和 PI 存在显著差异。CE 和 IDPE 之间的 DMFT 和 DMFS 指数没有显著差异，并且这两个指数在 CE 和 IDPE 之间均呈正相关（DMFT 指数：r=0.56；DMFS 指数：r=0.69）。IDPE 的持续时间短于 CE 的持续时间。
通过 IDPE 评估龋齿状况具有一定的可行性。数字口腔健康评估值得进一步临床考虑。
厦门大学大学生创新创业训练计划项目，项目编号：2018X0583。注册于 2018 年 4 月 1 日；http://cxw.xmu.edu.cn/admin/Innovation/NewInnovationDetail?id=6ce0a415-6131-496b-891a-6a1ae44e556d。
