Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Student Research Committee, Health Human Resources Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Health Human Resources Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Syst Rev. 2024 Aug 5;13(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13643-024-02497-1.
Teledentistry is applied in oral medicine to help dental practitioners and specialists manage complex oral conditions. This scoping review aims to synthesize the available evidence regarding the technical requirements and the provision of security services, as well as the recommendations on standard oral cavity photography methods for using teledentistry in oral medicine.
The present scoping review was conducted in 2022 according to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual. Four databases were systematically searched, including ISI Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and ProQuest, from January 1999 to December 2021. After finalizing the search strategy, all the original articles, reviews, editorials, letters, comments, and book chapters were included. All the dissertations uploaded in English with a full-text electronic file were also included to achieve a comprehensive picture of the available literature. Two types of analysis were applied: the quantitative descriptive analysis applying Excel 2016 and the qualitative thematic analysis using MAXQDA version 10.
The included papers were published during 1999-2021. Most of the included articles were from Brazil (n = 9, 21.43%), India (n = 6, 14.28%), the USA (n = 6, 14.28%), and the UK (n = 5, 11.90%). Social media usage as a teledentistry platform increased considerably between 2019 and 2021. Teledentistry platforms have been classified into four categories, including email, telephone, social network applications (WhatsApp, zoom, Google Meeting, Instagram, line Application, Viber, and Messenger), and teledentistry systems (teledentistry systems, which were designed specially to perform a teledentistry project). Teledentistry has been conducted to store and forward (n = 15, 30.71%), real-time (n = 9, 21.43%), or both (n = 12, 35.71%). According to the thematic results, basic technical requirements have been categorized into four, including teledentistry platform, type of interactions, internet connection, and photography tool. Other thematic results demonstrate seven categories of recommendations, including general factors, light, patient position, phone position, setting of a mobile phone camera, photo sending requirements, and photo visualization.
According to the results, over the past 7 years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, social network applications such as WhatsApp and Zoom have been used more frequently. Also, photography recommendations with a mobile phone camera depend on several factors such as general factors, light, patient position, phone position, setting of the mobile phone camera, and photo-sending requirements. Given the increased use of mobile cameras for oral photography, these recommendations can help improve the quality of images and subsequently improve the reliability of clinical decision-making in managing patients' conditions.
远程牙科在口腔医学中得到应用，以帮助牙科从业者和专家管理复杂的口腔状况。本范围综述旨在综合现有证据，涉及远程牙科在口腔医学中应用的技术要求和安全服务提供，以及推荐标准口腔腔摄影方法。
本范围综述于 2022 年根据乔安娜·布里格斯研究所 (JBI) 手册进行。系统搜索了四个数据库，包括 ISI Web of Science、PubMed、Scopus 和 ProQuest，检索时间为 1999 年 1 月至 2021 年 12 月。在确定搜索策略后，纳入了所有原始文章、综述、社论、信函、评论和章节。还纳入了所有以英文上传且有全文电子文件的论文，以全面了解现有文献。应用了两种类型的分析：应用 Excel 2016 的定量描述性分析和应用 MAXQDA 版本 10 的定性主题分析。
纳入的论文发表于 1999-2021 年。纳入的文章主要来自巴西（n=9，21.43%）、印度（n=6，14.28%）、美国（n=6，14.28%）和英国（n=5，11.90%）。社交媒体作为远程牙科平台的使用在 2019 年至 2021 年间显著增加。远程牙科平台已分为四类，包括电子邮件、电话、社交网络应用程序（WhatsApp、zoom、Google Meeting、Instagram、line 应用程序、Viber 和 Messenger）和远程牙科系统（专为执行远程牙科项目而设计的远程牙科系统）。已经进行了远程牙科存储和转发（n=15，30.71%）、实时（n=9，21.43%）或两者兼有（n=12，35.71%）。根据主题结果，基本技术要求分为四类，包括远程牙科平台、交互类型、互联网连接和摄影工具。其他主题结果展示了七类建议，包括一般因素、光线、患者体位、手机位置、手机相机设置、照片发送要求和照片可视化。
根据结果，在过去 7 年中，特别是在 COVID-19 大流行期间，WhatsApp 和 Zoom 等社交网络应用程序的使用频率更高。此外，使用移动电话摄像头进行摄影的建议取决于几个因素，包括一般因素、光线、患者体位、手机位置、手机摄像头设置和照片发送要求。鉴于移动摄像头在口腔摄影中的使用增加，这些建议可以帮助提高图像质量，从而提高管理患者病情时临床决策的可靠性。
