The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study
Objectives: Unaided visual inspection is a primary dental screening technique. Given the uneven distribution of dental services and prolonged waiting periods, an alternative screening approach is required to increase access to dental care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and r...
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| author | Alaa Husni Qari Moayad Hadi Alawi Alaidarous Abdulrahman Aboalreesh Majed Alqahtani Ibraheem K. Bamaga Jilen Patel Mohamed Estai |
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| description | Objectives: Unaided visual inspection is a primary dental screening technique. Given the uneven distribution of dental services and prolonged waiting periods, an alternative screening approach is required to increase access to dental care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of tele-screening for detecting dental caries using mobile intra-oral photos taken by participants. Methods: Dental care seekers attending Umm Al-Qura University Teaching Dental Hospital in 2022 were invited to participate in this study. The participants were initially examined by dental interns at the hospital under the supervision of faculty dentists (reference standard) before intra-oral photos were acquired by a trained sixth-year dental student using a Samsung S10 camera. Following an introduction to the photography guide, the same participants then took intra-oral photos of their teeth at home using their mobile devices, which were all uploaded to WhatsApp for later review. Two trained dental reviewers (sixth-year dental students) independently reviewed the intra-oral photos. Sensitivity, specificity, and Kappa scores were estimated to assess the performance of the tele-screening approach relative to the reference unaided dental examination. Results: Twenty-three participants, with a mean age of 30 ± 12 years, were enrolled. The mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) was 13.43 ± 5.48. Patient-delivered tele-screening demonstrated a sensitivity, specificity, and inter-rater reliability kappa of 94 %, 90 %, and 0.81, respectively, when compared to unaided dental examination. Dentist-delivered tele-screening approach demonstrated a sensitivity of 88–89 %, specificity of 88–91 %, and kappa score of 0.75–0.79 relative to unaided dental examination. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the tele-screening approach based on reviewing intra-oral photos taken by participants can be a valid and reliable alternative to unaided dental examination. This is important for ensuring sustainable access to dental care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e548364d3a374f00a7ea81a1298ebbec2025-08-20T02:04:30ZengSpringerSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522024-01-0136110511110.1016/j.sdentj.2023.10.006The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot studyAlaa Husni Qari0Moayad Hadi1Alawi Alaidarous2Abdulrahman Aboalreesh3Majed Alqahtani4Ibraheem K. Bamaga5Jilen Patel6Mohamed Estai7College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaUWA Dental School, University of Western Australia, Perth, AustraliaSchool of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, AustraliaObjectives: Unaided visual inspection is a primary dental screening technique. Given the uneven distribution of dental services and prolonged waiting periods, an alternative screening approach is required to increase access to dental care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of tele-screening for detecting dental caries using mobile intra-oral photos taken by participants. Methods: Dental care seekers attending Umm Al-Qura University Teaching Dental Hospital in 2022 were invited to participate in this study. The participants were initially examined by dental interns at the hospital under the supervision of faculty dentists (reference standard) before intra-oral photos were acquired by a trained sixth-year dental student using a Samsung S10 camera. Following an introduction to the photography guide, the same participants then took intra-oral photos of their teeth at home using their mobile devices, which were all uploaded to WhatsApp for later review. Two trained dental reviewers (sixth-year dental students) independently reviewed the intra-oral photos. Sensitivity, specificity, and Kappa scores were estimated to assess the performance of the tele-screening approach relative to the reference unaided dental examination. Results: Twenty-three participants, with a mean age of 30 ± 12 years, were enrolled. The mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) was 13.43 ± 5.48. Patient-delivered tele-screening demonstrated a sensitivity, specificity, and inter-rater reliability kappa of 94 %, 90 %, and 0.81, respectively, when compared to unaided dental examination. Dentist-delivered tele-screening approach demonstrated a sensitivity of 88–89 %, specificity of 88–91 %, and kappa score of 0.75–0.79 relative to unaided dental examination. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the tele-screening approach based on reviewing intra-oral photos taken by participants can be a valid and reliable alternative to unaided dental examination. This is important for ensuring sustainable access to dental care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905223002043Intra-oral photographyClinical diagnosisScreeningSmartphoneTeledentistryDental caries |
| spellingShingle | Alaa Husni Qari Moayad Hadi Alawi Alaidarous Abdulrahman Aboalreesh Majed Alqahtani Ibraheem K. Bamaga Jilen Patel Mohamed Estai The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study Saudi Dental Journal Intra-oral photography Clinical diagnosis Screening Smartphone Teledentistry Dental caries |
| title | The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study |
| title_full | The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study |
| title_fullStr | The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study |
| title_short | The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study |
| title_sort | accuracy of asynchronous tele screening for detecting dental caries in patient captured mobile photos a pilot study |
| topic | Intra-oral photography Clinical diagnosis Screening Smartphone Teledentistry Dental caries |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905223002043 |
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