Teledentistry: A Future Solution in the Diagnosis of Oral Lesions: Diagnostic Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Teledentistry (TD) can offer a wide range of possibilities in the field of oral medicine. Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are hard to detect, and even harder to diagnose correctly. With the help of TD, OPMDs can be detected and diagnosed by a remote specialist. Our aim was to investigate whether TD could provide a reliable diagnostic method compared with clinical oral examination (COE) in the diagnosis of OPMDs. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in three databases (Medline, EMBASE, CENTRAL) until November 2021. We included studies that compared telediagnosis and COE, both made by experts. Pooled specificity and sensitivity were calculated and visualized on a two-dimensional plot. Risk of bias was assessed using the Q

SUBMITTER: Uhrin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654653 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature