Unit of Dental Hygiene, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Unit of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jul 8;22(14):5133. doi: 10.3390/s22145133.
Dental erosion is a process of deterioration of the dental hard tissue; it is estimated that about 30% of permanent teeth are affected in adolescence. The Intact-Tooth application allows for the better estimation of the problem, inserting itself in the diagnosis process, and better care and prevention for the patient. It provides him with scientifically validated protocols, which the patient can consult at any time. The purpose of this report was to conduct an initial evaluation on the use of the application, which has been available since September 2019: the analysis of the collected data allowed the first investigation of the incidence of the problem and the degree of susceptibility in the registered patients. Photos of 3894 patients with dental erosion were uploaded, through which the degree of susceptibility and the BEWE (basic erosive wear examination index) index could be assessed; of these, 99.72% had a susceptibility grade of 0 to 8, while 0.28% had a medium-high susceptibility grade; this result is related to the age and sex of the patients. The management of patients through the help of the application could promote the diagnosis and treatment of enamel diseases and encourage the self-learning of the learning machine, thanks to the number of clinical cases uploaded.
牙齿酸蚀症是一种牙齿硬组织恶化的过程；据估计，大约 30%的恒牙在青春期受到影响。完整牙齿应用程序允许更好地估计该问题，将其纳入诊断过程，并为患者提供更好的护理和预防。它为患者提供了经过科学验证的方案，患者可以随时查阅。本报告旨在对自 2019 年 9 月以来可用的应用程序进行初步评估：对收集到的数据的分析首次调查了登记患者的问题发生率和易感性程度。共上传了 3894 名患有牙齿酸蚀症患者的照片，通过这些照片可以评估易感性程度和 BEWE（基本酸蚀磨损检查指数）指数；其中，99.72%的患者的易感性等级为 0 到 8，而 0.28%的患者的易感性等级为中高；这一结果与患者的年龄和性别有关。通过应用程序帮助患者管理，可以促进牙釉质疾病的诊断和治疗，并通过上传的临床病例数量鼓励学习机器的自学。
