Pre-school telediagnosis of dental problems: A teledentistry project

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2010

Autores

Amavel, R (Autor) Outra; Ricardo Cruz Correia (Autor) FMUP; Frias Bulhosa, J (Autor) Outra

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: Biodental Engeneering - Proceedings of the I International Conference on Biodental Engineering

Páginas: 129-132

I International Conference on Biodental Enginnering Porto, Portugal June 26-27, 2009

Porto, Portugal, June 26-27, 2009

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ID Authenticus: P-003-A7X

Abstract (EN): Early childhood caries is a common disease of childhood and represents a serious problem in pediatric dentistry. In Portugal, the prevalence of caries in children with only 6 years old is around 50% and most of them only begin dental visits after this age. On seeking to reverse this trend, remote diagnosis can be a procedure to explore in order to promote the appropriate early diagnosis and treatment, so that children can maintain an adequate oral health. For the purpose, a teledentistry project was developed for remotely screening dental problems based on non-invasive photograph, using accessible and low-cost technologies. Remote diagnoses were perfomed by different Dentists and data were compared with in-person examination (gold standard). The results suggest that this teledentistry project could constitute a valuable approach to help in the early diagnosis of dental problems acting, so that children could be referred to dental treatment and thus can sustain a healthy oral status.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 4