Diagnostic accuracy of teledentistry in the detection of dental caries: A systematic review

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2016
Quality Rating

8/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

UK (4); Australia (1); Brazil (1); Netherlands (1); Portugal (1); Turkey (1); USA (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

UK (4); Australia (1); Brazil (1); Netherlands (1); Portugal (1); Turkey (1); USA (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Communication & case discussion between distant health professionals
With what supports is care provided
Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Other
Oral health
Technologies
Diagnostics

Publication details

Citation

Estai M, Bunt S, Kanagasingam Y, Kruger E, Tennant M. Diagnostic accuracy of teledentistry in the detection of dental caries: A systematic review. Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice. 2016;16(3):161-172.
DOI

10.1016/j.jebdp.2016.08.003

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