Dalessandri Domenico, Sangalli Linda, Tonni Ingrid, Laffranchi Laura, Bonetti Stefano, Visconti Luca, Signoroni Alberto, Paganelli Corrado
Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, School of Dentistry, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Dent J (Basel). 2021 Apr 22;9(5):47. doi: 10.3390/dj9050047.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitude of dentists and patients towards the use of Dental Monitoring (DM), an orthodontic telemonitoring software. Thus, two different specially prepared specific questionnaires were administered to 80 dentists (40 were general dentists and 40 orthodontists) and 80 orthodontic patients. All dentists judged positively telemonitoring, as 96.25% of them considered telemonitoring indicative of high tech and high-quality treatment; 100% considered it a way to reduce the number of in-office visits; 17.5% agreed on a weekly telemonitoring frequency, 40% on a biweekly, and 42.5% on a lower frequency. Further, 97.5% of patients judged positively telemonitoring; 81.25% of them considered telemonitoring indicative of high-tech treatment; 81.25% declared to be interested in reducing the number of in-office visits through telemonitoring; 27.5% agreed on taking self-picture every week, 57.5% every two weeks, and 15% on a lower frequency. Both patients and dentists positively judged telemonitoring, considering it a technologically advanced tool increasing the perception of quality and accuracy of the treatment. Both groups were interested in reducing the number of in-office visits, although not all of them revealed to be ready to invest more money and time in it.
本研究的目的是分析牙医和患者对使用正畸远程监测软件“牙齿监测”（DM）的态度。因此，向80名牙医（40名普通牙医和40名正畸医生）和80名正畸患者发放了两份不同的专门编制的特定问卷。所有牙医对远程监测的评价都是积极的，其中96.25%的人认为远程监测代表高科技和高质量治疗；100%的人认为这是减少门诊就诊次数的一种方式；17.5%的人同意每周进行一次远程监测，40%的人同意每两周进行一次，42.5%的人同意更低的频率。此外，97.5%的患者对远程监测的评价是积极的；其中81.25%的人认为远程监测代表高科技治疗；81.25%的人表示有兴趣通过远程监测减少门诊就诊次数；27.5%的人同意每周自拍，57.5%的人同意每两周自拍一次，15%的人同意更低的频率。患者和牙医对远程监测的评价都是积极的，认为它是一种技术先进的工具，能增强对治疗质量和准确性的认知。两组都有兴趣减少门诊就诊次数，尽管并非所有人都表示愿意为此投入更多的金钱和时间。
