Patterson S, Botchway C
Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Alberta.
J Can Dent Assoc. 1998 Dec;64(11):806-10.
This pilot study compared data obtained using traditional methods of visual dental screenings in a school setting with data obtained using an intraoral camera and transmitted to a distant location via telehealth technology.
For the study, 137 schoolchildren were screened using traditional methods. Two months later, 32 children were randomly selected and rescreened in a single day using the intraoral camera and the telehealth system. The measurement indices used were deft/DMFT.
A comparison revealed no significant difference in the data collected by the two screening methods. The percentage agreement between the methods ranged from 89% to 100%.
In under-serviced or remote areas, the telehealth system may allow for accurate identification of oral conditions and act as a means of consultation at a distance between specialists, general dental practitioners, dental hygienists and individual patients.
本试点研究比较了在学校环境中使用传统视觉牙科筛查方法获得的数据与使用口腔内摄像头并通过远程医疗技术传输到远程地点获得的数据。
在该研究中，对137名学童使用传统方法进行筛查。两个月后，随机选择32名儿童，在一天内使用口腔内摄像头和远程医疗系统进行重新筛查。所使用的测量指标为乳牙龋失补牙面数/恒牙龋失补牙面数（deft/DMFT）。
比较显示，两种筛查方法收集的数据无显著差异。两种方法之间的一致性百分比范围为89%至100%。
在服务不足或偏远地区，远程医疗系统可实现对口腔状况的准确识别，并作为专家、普通牙科医生、牙科保健员和个体患者之间远程会诊的一种方式。
